{"product_id":"a-stranger-in-olondria-paperback","title":"A Stranger in Olondria - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSofia Samatar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime Magazine: \u003c\/i\u003e 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time - World Fantasy, British Fantasy, \u0026amp; Crawford Award winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eJevick, the pepper merchant's son, has been raised on stories of \u003cbr\u003eOlondria, a distant land where books are as common as they are rare in \u003cbr\u003ehis home. When his father dies and Jevick takes his place on the yearly \u003cbr\u003eselling trip to Olondria, Jevick's life is as close to perfect as he can\u003cbr\u003e imagine. But just as he revels in Olondria's Rabelaisian Feast of \u003cbr\u003eBirds, he is pulled drastically off course and becomes haunted by the \u003cbr\u003eghost of an illiterate young girl.\u003c\/p\u003eIn desperation, Jevick seeks \u003cbr\u003ethe aid of Olondrian priests and quickly becomes a pawn in the struggle \u003cbr\u003ebetween the empire's two most powerful cults. Yet even as the country \u003cbr\u003eshimmers on the cusp of war, he must face his ghost and learn her story \u003cbr\u003ebefore he has any chance of becoming free by setting \u003ci\u003eher\u003c\/i\u003e free: an\u003cbr\u003e ordeal that challenges his understanding of art and life, home and \u003cbr\u003eexile, and the limits of that seductive necromancy, reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Stranger in Olondria\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e is a skillful and immersive debut fantasy novel that pulls the reader \u003cbr\u003ein deeper and deeper with twists and turns reminiscent of George R. R. \u003cbr\u003eMartin and Joe Hill.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSofia Samatar is an American of Somali and Swiss-German Mennonite background. She wrote A Stranger in Olandria in Yambio, South Sudan, where she worked as an English teacher. She has worked in Egypt and is pursuing a PhD in African Languages and Literature at the University of Madison, WI.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nebula Awards (2013)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Locus Awards (2014)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769981567264,"sku":"9781931520768","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8e266bdd75a0b897d560c2abc98061fc.webp?v=1780361739","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-stranger-in-olondria-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}