{"product_id":"9781473212619","title":"Aliette de Bodard - The House of Binding Thorns","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Aliette de Bodard. Themes include Fiction, Fantasy, Contemporary, Epic, City Life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe multi-award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe House of Shattered Wings\u003c\/i\u003e continues her Dominion of the Fallen saga as Paris endures the aftermath of a devastating arcane war . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As the city rebuilds from the onslaught of sorcery that nearly destroyed it, the great Houses of Paris, ruled by fallen angels, still contest one another for control over the capital.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e House Silverspires was once the most powerful, but just as it sought to rise again, an ancient evil brought it low. Phillippe, an immortal who escaped the carnage, has a singular goal - to resurrect someone he lost. But the cost of such magic might be more than he can bear.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In House Hawthorn, Madeleine the alchemist has had her addiction to angel essence savagely broken. Struggling to live on, she is forced on a perilous diplomatic mission to the underwater dragon kingdom - and finds herself in the midst of intrigues that have already caused one previous emissary to mysteriously disappear . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As the Houses seek a peace more devastating than war, those caught between new fears and old hatreds must find strength - or fall prey to a magic that seeks to bind all to its will.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A superb blend of intrigue, mystery and magic and urban fantasy; it's brilliantly written; and the story is gripping' Civilian Reader\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58009502613878,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781473212619.jpg?v=1767370255","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9781473212619","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}