{"product_id":"the-bird-king-paperback","title":"The Bird King - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eG. Willow Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fantastical journey set at the height of the Spanish Inquisition from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAlif the Unseen\u003c\/i\u003e and writer of the \u003ci\u003eMs. Marvel\u003c\/i\u003e series, G. Willow Wilson's \u003ci\u003eThe Bird King\u003c\/i\u003e is a jubilant story of love versus power, religion versus faith, and freedom versus safety.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eG. Willow Wilson's debut novel \u003ci\u003eAlif the Unseen\u003c\/i\u003e was an NPR and \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year, and it established her as a vital American Muslim literary voice. Now she delivers \u003ci\u003eThe Bird King\u003c\/i\u003e, a stunning new novel that tells the story of Fatima, a concubine in the royal court of Granada, the last emirate of Muslim Spain, and her dearest friend Hassan, the palace mapmaker. Hassan has a secret--he can draw maps of places he's never seen and bend the shape of reality. When representatives of the newly formed Spanish monarchy arrive to negotiate the sultan's surrender, Fatima befriends one of the women, not realizing that she will see Hassan's gift as sorcery and a threat to Christian Spanish rule. With their freedoms at stake, what will Fatima risk to save Hassan and escape the palace walls? As Fatima and Hassan traverse Spain with the help of a clever jinn to find safety, \u003ci\u003eThe Bird King\u003c\/i\u003e asks us to consider what love is and the price of freedom at a time when the West and the Muslim world were not yet separate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eG. Willow Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the critically acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eAlif the Unseen\u003c\/i\u003e, the memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Butterfly Mosque\u003c\/i\u003e, and the graphic novels \u003ci\u003eCairo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAir\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVixen\u003c\/i\u003e. She co-created the celebrated comic book series \u003ci\u003eMs. Marvel\u003c\/i\u003e starring Kamala Khan, winner of the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story, and recently debuted as writer of the \u003ci\u003eWonder Woman\u003c\/i\u003e comics. She currently lives in Seattle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757539033376,"sku":"9780802148292","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0bc87b9b31d921ea0bfa89b13cfeb7a5.webp?v=1780105072","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-bird-king-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}