{"product_id":"the-pillars-of-the-world-9780451458506","title":"The Pillars of the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first novel in \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Anne Bishop's Tir Alainn Trilogy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe youngest in a long line of witches, Ari senses that things are changing--changing for the worse. For generations, her kin have tended the Old Places, keeping the land safe and fertile. But with the Summer Moon, the mood of her neighbors has soured. And Ari is no longer safe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Fae have long ignored what occurs in the mortal world, passing through on their shadowy roads only long enough to amuse themselves. But the roads are slowly disappearing, leaving the Fae Clans isolated and alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhere harmony between the spiritual and the natural has always reigned, a dissonant chord now rings in the ears of both Fae and mortal. And when murmurs of a witch-hunt hum through the town, some begin to wonder if the different omens are notes in the same tune. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd all they have to guide them is a passing reference to something called the Pillars of the World...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003cb\u003eAnne Bishop \u003c\/b\u003eis a winner of the William L. Crawford Memorial Fantasy Award, presented by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, for The Black Jewels Trilogy. She is also the author of the Ephemera series, the Tir Alainn trilogy, and the Novels of the Others--including \u003ci\u003eEtched in Bone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarked in Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVision in Silver\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMurder of Crows\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWritten in Red\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in upstate New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50911230525714,"sku":"9780451458506","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e4130653-c83c-48e5-9aa2-377c238aee21.jpg?v=1738734727","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-pillars-of-the-world-9780451458506","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}