{"product_id":"traitors-nest","title":"INDIE EXCLUSIVE, SIGNED \u0026 SPRAYED EDGE; Traitors' Nest by Frances Hardinge (Hardback) Publishes 27\/08\/26","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover the brand new spellbinding fantasy from award-winning Frances Hardinge,\u003c\/strong\u003e perfect for fans of Naomi Novik, Laini Taylor, Ava Reid and Erin Morgenstern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Wildly inventive worldbuilding, gentle humor, and indomitable, kindhearted characters . . . a joy from start to finish.\" - Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Layered and lush; an expertly woven tapestry.\" - Kirkus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCastles traded places sometimes. Everyone knew that. It was always something that might happen, except that it never had. Until all of a sudden it did. Far above the valleys and villages of the Kingdom of Thaletal, a Great Game is played.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayers move castles around the realm like chess pieces - and the ordinary villagers are mere pawns at the whim of their tactics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 15-year-old Burr's peaceful village is disrupted by the arrival of an ominous new castle, he decides he's had enough. But what starts as a plucky coup soon escalates - and soon the castle is wrenched away to a far-flung corner of the kingdom, where whispers mount of a mysterious ancient maiden whose magpies collect her debts at dangerous prices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, the stakes are higher than the tallest turrets, and every move counts. Burr must work with his sisters and friends - and rely on the unexpected help of a strange and intriguing heiress - to unravel the secrets of the Magpie Maiden and the origins of the Great Game before he becomes just another casualty of the Players' deadly contest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paper Cat Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56915649429830,"sku":"9781529090642","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0820\/0300\/1670\/files\/9781529090642.jpg?v=1783282929","url":"https:\/\/www.papercatbookshop.co.uk\/products\/traitors-nest","provider":"Paper Cat Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}