{"product_id":"a-stranger-in-the-citadel-paperback","title":"A Stranger in the Citadel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTobias Buckell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the powerful storyteller Tobias Buckell \u003c\/i\u003e(Crystal Rain, The Tangled Lands)\u003ci\u003e, a complex novel of humanity's passion for the written word. At the revolutionary crossroads of magic, betrayal, and long-forgotten truths, a na?e, compassionate royal and a determined, hunted librarian discover a dangerous world of mortal and ancient menaces.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"With \u003c\/i\u003eA Stranger In The Citadel\u003ci\u003e, Tobias Buckell writes to the moment we live in, with a clarity and urgency that only fable can provide. Read it.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Scalzi, author of \u003c\/i\u003eThe Kaiju Preservation Society\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe life of the youngest musketress of Ninetha has been one of hard training. But Lilith's days have also contained many pleasures, the royal privileges of her family's guardianship of the Cornucopia, a mystical source of limitless bounty. Lilith has never seen a book, and she never expects to encounter one within the safety of the citadel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Ishmael, an outcast librarian, shows up outside the Afriq Gate, Lilith saves him from immediate execution by her father's second-in-command, the zealot Kira. As Lilith's curiosity draws her to Ishmael, she lets slip her family's most dangerous secret, sparking a deadly rebellion and an unexpected journey full of stunning revelations.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled \"violent, poetic and compulsively readable\" by \u003ci\u003eMaclean's\u003c\/i\u003e, science fiction author Tobias S. Buckell is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling writer and World Fantasy Award winner. He is biracial, and was born in the Caribbean, grew up in Grenada, and spent time in the British and US Virgin Islands. His Xenowealth series begins with \u003ci\u003eCrystal Rain\u003c\/i\u003e. Along with other standalone novels and his almost one hundred stories, Buckell's works have been translated into twenty different languages. He has been nominated for the Hugo and Nebula Awards, and the Astounding Award for Best New Science Fiction Author. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBuckell currently lives in Bluffton, Ohio with his wife and two daughters, where he teaches Creative Writing at Bluffton University. He's online at http: \/\/www.TobiasBuckell.com and is also an instructor at the Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing program.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.43 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764481720608,"sku":"9781616963989","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a34de4d1ea2d735fd08ac348f4337697.webp?v=1780249579","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-stranger-in-the-citadel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}