{"product_id":"shades-children-9780062075987","title":"Shade's Children","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom renowned fantasy author of the Old Kingdom series, Garth Nix, comes a dystopian fantasy perfect for fans of Hunger Games and Divergent.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine a world where your fourteenth birthday is your last and where even your protector may not be trusted....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a futuristic urban wasteland, evil Overlords have decreed that no human shall live a day past their fourteenth birthday. On that Sad Birthday, the children of the Dorms are taken to the Meat Factory, where they will be made into creatures whose sole purpose is to kill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mysterious Shade--once a man, but now more like the machines he fights--recruits the few teenagers who escape into a secret resistance force. With luck, cunning, and skill, four of Shade's children come closer than any to discovering the source of the Overlords' power--and the key to their downfall. But the closer they get, the more ruthless Shade seems to become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNix, Garth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eGarth Nix is a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling novelist and has been a full-time writer since 2001, but has also worked as a literary agent, marketing consultant, book editor, book publicist, book sales representative, bookseller, and as a part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarth's many books include the Old Kingdom fantasy series, beginning with \u003cem\u003eSabriel\u003c\/em\u003e and continuing to \u003cem\u003eGoldenhand\u003c\/em\u003e; the sci-fi novels \u003cem\u003eShade's Children\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Confusion of Princes\u003c\/em\u003e; the Regency romance with magic \u003cem\u003eNewt's Emerald\u003c\/em\u003e; and novels for children including \u003cem\u003eThe Ragwitch\u003c\/em\u003e, the Seventh Tower series, the Keys to the Kingdom series, and \u003cem\u003eFrogkisser!\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewhich is now in development as a feature film with Fox Animation\/Blue Sky Studios. Garth has written numerous short stories, some of which are collected in \u003cem\u003eAcross the Wall \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e To Hold the Bridge\u003c\/em\u003e. He has also cowritten several children's book series with Sean Williams, including TroubleTwisters and Have Sword, Will Travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than six million copies of his books have been sold around the world and his work has been translated into forty-two languages. You can find him online at www.garthnix.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641648648466,"sku":"9780062075987","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bb19648d-95f5-4f29-ba33-f8b755efcbcc.jpg?v=1733028041","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shades-children-9780062075987","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}