{"product_id":"the-war-of-the-flowers-9780756415587","title":"The War of the Flowers","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis standalone portal fantasy transports unsuccessful rockstar Theo Vilmos from modern California to a land of magic and mystery\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReturning to the fantasy genre that made him a coast-to-coast best-selling phenomenon, Tad Williams writes this stand-alone contemporary fantasy novel, set in Northern California--and also in the strange parallel world that coexists in the farthest reaches of the imagination.Theo Vilmos is a thirty-year-old lead singer in a not terribly successful rock band. Once, he had enormous, almost magical charisma, both onstage and off--but now, life has taken its toll on Theo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHitting an all-time low, he seeks refuge in a isolated cabin in the woods. While there, he reads an odd memoir written by a dead relative who believed he had visited the magical world of Faerie. And before Theo can disregard the account as the writings of a madman, he, too, is drawn to a place beyond his wildest dreams...a place that will be, and has always been, his destiny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTad Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is a California-based fantasy superstar. His genre-creating (and genre-busting) books have sold tens of millions worldwide. His works include the worlds of Otherland, Shadowmarch, and Osten Ard--including the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, and The Last King of Osten Ard series--as well as standalone novels \u003ci\u003eTailchaser's Song\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e. His considerable output of epic fantasy, science fiction, urban fantasy, comics, and more have strongly influenced a generation of writers. Tad and his family live in the Santa Cruz mountains in a suitably strange and beautiful house.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Astra Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523722481938,"sku":"9780756415587","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b1c2c79e-e6be-4e39-bacf-dc38764ee9d0.jpg?v=1731164854","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-war-of-the-flowers-9780756415587","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}