{"product_id":"the-sapling-cage-9781558613317","title":"The Sapling Cage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the gripping first novel in the Daughters of the Empty Throne trilogy, author Margaret Killjoy spins a tale of earth magic, power struggle, and self-invention in an own-voices story of trans witchcraft.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLorel has always dreamed of becoming a witch: learning magic, fighting monsters, and exploring the world beyond the small town where she and her mother run the stables. Even though a strange plague is killing the trees in the Kingdom of Cekon and witches are being blamed for it, Lorel wants nothing more than to join them. There's only one problem: all witches are women, and she was born a boy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the coven comes to claim her best friend, Lorel disguises herself in a dress and joins in her friend's place, leaving home and her old self behind. She soon discovers the dark powers threatening the kingdom: a magical blight scars the land, and the power-mad Duchess Helte is crushing everything between her and the crown. In spite of these dangers, Lorel makes friends and begins learning magic from the powerful witches in her coven. However, she fears that her new friends and mentors will find out her secret and kick her out of the coven, or worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret Killjoy \u003c\/strong\u003e(she\/they) is a transfeminine author, musician, and podcaster. Some of her other books include \u003cem\u003eThe Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Country of Ghosts\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWe Won't Be Here Tomorrow\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eEscape from Incel Island\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the host of the radical history podcast \u003cem\u003eCool People Who Did Cool Stuff\u003c\/em\u003e and the individual and community preparedness podcast \u003cem\u003eLive Like the World is Dying\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the principal songwriter for the atmospheric black metal band Feminazg?l. She lives in West Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Feminist Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874937737490,"sku":"9781558613317","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0ae76cea-2960-489c-9932-98de168d0846.jpg?v=1738012274","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-sapling-cage-9781558613317","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}