{"product_id":"the-blue-sword-9780441012008","title":"The Blue Sword","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSunshine\u003c\/i\u003e is the Newberry Award winning classic novel that had enthralled readers for decades.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the story of Corlath, golden-eyed king of the Free Hillfolk, son of the sons of the Lady Aerin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And this is the story of Harry Crewe, the Homelander orphan girl who became Harimand-sol, King's Raider, and heir to the Blue Sword, Gonturan, that no woman had wielded since Lady Aerin herself bore it into battle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And this is the song of the kelar of the Hillfolk, the magic of the blood, the weaver of destinies...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobin McKinley has won various awards and citations for her writing, including the Newbery Medal for \u003ci\u003eThe Hero and the Crown\u003c\/i\u003e and a Newbery Honor for \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Sword\u003c\/i\u003e. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eSunshine\u003c\/i\u003e; the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eSpindle's End\u003c\/i\u003e; two novel-length retellings of the fairy tale \u003ci\u003eBeauty and the Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeauty and Rose Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e; and a retelling of the \u003ci\u003eRobin Hood\u003c\/i\u003e legend, \u003ci\u003eThe Outlaws of Sherwood\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her husband, the English writer Peter Dickinson.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley \/ Nal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543702704402,"sku":"9780441012008","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d7ea1e91-8c0d-4e55-b423-9abf10e79820.jpg?v=1731513176","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-blue-sword-9780441012008","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}