{"product_id":"the-casket-of-time-hardcover","title":"The Casket of Time - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndri Snær Magnason\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBjörg Arnadóttir\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eAndrew Cauthery\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn entrancing adventure for today's troubled planet, \u003ci\u003eThe Casket of Time\u003c\/i\u003e is a fantastical tale of time travel and environmental calamity from celebrated Icelandic author Andri Sn r Magnason.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTeenage Sigrun is sick of all the apocalyptic news about the \"situation\" and, worse, her parents' obsession with it. Sigrun's family--along with everyone else--decides to hibernate in their TimeBoxes(R), hoping for someone else to fix the world's problems . But when Sigrun's TimeBox(R) opens too early, she discovers an abandoned city overrun by wilderness and joins a band of kids who are helping a researcher named Grace solve the \"situation.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe world, according to Grace, is under an ancient curse. There once was a princess named Obsidiana, who was trapped in time by the greedy king of Pangea. To protect Obsidiana from dark and gloomy days, the king put her in a crystal casket made of spider silk woven so tightly that time itself couldn't penetrate. The king's greed for power doomed his kingdom and the trapped princess. Sigrun sees eerie parallels between the tale of Obsidiana and the present-day crisis, and realizes it's up to her and her friends to break the ancient curse and fix the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndri Snær Magnason\u003c\/b\u003e is an Icelandic writer, born in Reykjavik on the 14th of July 1973. Andri has written novels, poetry, plays, short stories, essays and films. He studied Icelandic literature at the University of Iceland. His novel \u003ci\u003eLoveStar\u003c\/i\u003e got a Philip K. Dick Special Citation, the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire in France, and \"Novel of the year\" in Iceland. \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Blue Planet\u003c\/i\u003e was the first children's book to receive the Icelandic Literary Award and has been published or performed in 35 countries. \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Blue Planet\u003c\/i\u003e received the Janusz Korczak Honorary Award in Poland 2000. Andri has collaborated with various artists. He has been active in the fight for preserving the nature of Iceland. His book \u003ci\u003eDreamland: A Self Help Manual for a Frightened Nation\u003c\/i\u003e takes on these issues and has sold more than 20,000 copies in Iceland. He co-directed \u003ci\u003eDreamland\u003c\/i\u003e, a feature-length documentary film based on the book. Footage from and an interview with Andri can be seen in the Oscar Award winning documentary Inside Job by Charles Ferguson. His most recent book, \u003ci\u003eThe Casket of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, has now been published in about 10 languages and was nominated as the best fantasy book in Finland 2016, along with books by Ursula K. le Guin and David Mitchell. Andri Snær lives in Reykjavík with his wife Margrét, and four children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born and educated in Reykjavík, \u003cb\u003eBjörg Árnadóttir \u003c\/b\u003ehas lived and worked in England since 1971; her British husband, \u003cb\u003eAndrew Cauthery\u003c\/b\u003e, is fluent in Icelandic. They have worked together for many years, translating both English texts into Icelandic and Icelandic texts into English. They have worked on a wide variety of manuscripts, including books on Icelandic nature and technical topics, as well as literature. Literary works in Icelandic include translations of \u003ci\u003eWind in the Willows \u003c\/i\u003efor Iceland State Radio and \u003ci\u003eA Map of Nowhere \u003c\/i\u003eby Gillian Cross, for Mál og Menning. Works in English include three crime novels (\u003ci\u003eHouse of Evidence, Daybreak, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSun on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e) by Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson for Amazon Crossing, and \u003ci\u003eAnd the Wind Sees All \u003c\/i\u003eby Guðmundur Andri Thorsson, published by Peirene Press in September 2018. \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770462142752,"sku":"9781632062055","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e85c90c28191fdd4791d72dc5ea92bd8.webp?v=1780372159","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-casket-of-time-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}