{"product_id":"waking-the-moon-9798337203201","title":"Waking the Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Gothic fantasy set on a college campus from the author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWylding Hall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e: \"The unstoppable narrative just might make \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWaking the Moon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e a cult classic. Literally\" (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e--a supernaturally charged masterpiece of dark academia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSweeney Cassidy is the typical college freshman at the University of the Archangels and St. John the Divine in Washington, DC. She drinks. She parties. And she certainly doesn't suspect that underneath its picturesque Gothic façade, the University is a haven for the Benandanti, a cult devoted to suppressing the powerful and destructive Moon Goddess. But everything is about to change as Sweeney learns that her two new best friends are the Goddess's Chosen Ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich and engrossing, \u003ci\u003eWaking the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e is a seductive post-feminist thriller that delves into an ancient feud where the real and the magical collide, and one woman is forced to make a decision that will change the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Elizabeth Hand including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author's personal collection.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Hand is the author of sixteen multiple-award-winning novels and six collections of short fiction. She is a longtime reviewer for numerous publications, including the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eMagazine of Fantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. Her noir novels featuring punk photographer Cass Neary have been compared to the work of Patricia Highsmith and optioned for a TV series. Hand teaches at the Stonecoast MFA Program in Creative Writing and, when not living under pandemic conditions, divides her time between the Maine coast and North London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media Science \u0026 Fantasy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51705330336018,"sku":"9798337203201","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c299a5fa-d5b8-468a-a3dc-fda2707002ac.jpg?v=1762345715","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/waking-the-moon-9798337203201","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}