{"product_id":"the-splendid-city-9780857669858","title":"The Splendid City","description":"\u003cb\u003eA genre-blending story of modern witchcraft, a police state and WTF characters, for fans of Alice Hoffman and Madeline Miller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e-- \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the state of Liberty, water is rationed at alarming prices, free speech is hardly without a cost, and Texas has just declared itself its own country. In this society, paranoia is well-suited because eyes and ears are all around, and they are judging. Always judging. This terrifying (and yet somehow vaguely familiar) terrain is explored via Eleanor - a young woman eagerly learning about the gifts of her magic through the support of her coven. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut being a white witch is not as easy as they portray it in the books, and she's already been placed under 'house arrest' with a letch named Stan, a co-worker who wronged her in the past and now exists in the form of a cat. A talking cat who loves craft beers, picket lines, and duping and 'shooting' people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEleanor has no time for Stan and his shenanigans, because she finds herself helping another coven locate a missing witch which she thinks is mysteriously linked to the shortage of water in Liberty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFile Under: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eFantasy\u003c\/b\u003e [ Liberty for All Water is Beautiful Eyes Everywhere Stanning for Stan ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKAREN HEULER is a literary sci-fi\/fantasy author. Her stories have appeared in over a hundred literary and speculative magazines and anthologies such as \u003ci\u003eConjunctions to Tin House\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWeird Tales\u003c\/i\u003e. She has received an O. Henry award, been a finalist for the Iowa short fiction award, the Bellwether award, the Shirley Jackson award for short fiction, among others. She has published four novels, four story collections and a novella. She also teaches fiction writing at NYU's School of Professional Studies.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Angry Robot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50520947523858,"sku":"9780857669858","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1afabaf7-8f46-4a48-b00d-815a8c5547c7.jpg?v=1731094817","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-splendid-city-9780857669858","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}