{"product_id":"winterkeep-9780147513113","title":"Winterkeep","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe highly anticipated next book in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling, award-winning Graceling Realm series, which has sold 1.7 million copies.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the past five years, Bitterblue has reigned as Queen of Monsea, heroically rebuilding her nation after her father's horrific rule. After learning about the land of Torla in the east, she sends envoys to the closest nation there: Winterkeep--a place where telepathic foxes bond with humans, and people fly across the sky in wondrous airships. But when the envoys never return, having drowned under suspicious circumstances, Bitterblue sets off for Winterkeep herself, along with her spy Hava and her trusted colleague Giddon. On the way, tragedy strikes again--a tragedy with devastating political and personal ramifications. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, in Winterkeep, Lovisa Cavenda waits and watches, a fire inside her that is always hungry. The teenage daughter of two powerful politicians, she is the key to unlocking everything--but only if she's willing to transcend the person she's been all her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Graceling Realm books are a companion series, not direct sequels, so they can be enjoyed in any order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKristin Cashore grew up in the northeast Pennsylvania countryside as the second of four daughters. She received a bachelor's degree from Williams College and a master's from the Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons College, and she has worked as a dog runner, a packer in a candy factory, an editorial assistant, a legal assistant, and a freelance writer. She has lived in many places (including Sydney, New York City, Boston, London, Austin, and Jacksonville, Florida), and she currently lives in the Boston area. Her epic fantasy novels set in the Graceling Realm--\u003ci\u003eGraceling\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBitterblue\u003c\/i\u003e--have won many awards and much high praise, including picks as ALA Best Books for Young Adults, \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Editors Choice, and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year. In addition, \u003ci\u003eGraceling\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the William C. Morris Debut Award and \u003ci\u003eFire\u003c\/i\u003e is an Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award Winner.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dial Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50604401000722,"sku":"9780147513113","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_94601c59-0e59-494e-8286-3f1fd3b88b3a.jpg?v=1755851806","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/winterkeep-9780147513113","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}