{"product_id":"the-skin-9781739921309","title":"The Skin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'You cannot fix this world alone, selkie.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'I know. But, when we die, all that is left are shadows of our lives preserved in the memories of those who remain. I plan on leaving an exceptionally long shadow, filled with ripples of moonlight for those I helped, and darker than the worst of nightmares for those who wronged us.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow far would \u003cem\u003eyou\u003c\/em\u003e go to save your skin? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm a selkie, trapped above the waves until I can recover my skin. Humans used to call us seal-wives many years ago - before they broke the planet. I thought that less humans, after the warming, would mean less danger. My kind believed our world was finally recovering. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe were wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUp here, the magic is fading and Old Ones like me are being traded as trophies for rich and powerful humans to display in collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithout the Old Ones, the magic fades, without magic, the planet dies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumankind has gone too far and someone has to put a stop to it, I just wasn't expecting it to be me. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the selkie begins her hunt, far to the south on his enormous pleasure ship, \u003cem\u003eBarge\u003c\/em\u003e, Lord Sal hunts for missing Old Ones with a grand plan to leave his own mark on the world. Icidro and Prince Ulises are searching for them too, and this is a world where money talks louder than morals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blazing Wren Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50863543484690,"sku":"9781739921309","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cf6d8ec0-417e-4441-bb92-7506d0d224e0.jpg?v=1737640469","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-skin-9781739921309","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}