{"product_id":"the-face-in-the-frost-paperback","title":"The Face in the Frost - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Bellairs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fantasy classic by the author of \u003ci\u003eThe House with a Clock in Its Walls\u003c\/i\u003e--basis for the Jack Black movie--and \"a writer who knows what wizardry is all about\" (Ursula K. Le Guin).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A richly imaginative story of wizards stymied by a power beyond their control, \u003ci\u003eA Face in the Frost\u003c\/i\u003e combines the thrills of a horror novel with the inventiveness of fairy tale-inspired fantasy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Prospero, a tall, skinny misfit of a wizard, lives in the South Kingdom--a patchwork of feuding duchies and small manors, all loosely loyal to one figurehead king. Along with his necromancer friend Roger Bacon, who has been on a quest to find a mysterious book, Prospero must flee his home to escape ominous pursuers. Thus begins an adventure that will lead him to a grove where his old rival, Melichus, is falsely rumored to be buried and to a less-than-hospitable inn in the town of Five Dials--and ultimately into a dangerous battle with origins in a magical glass paperweight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lin Carter called \u003ci\u003eThe Face in the Frost\u003c\/i\u003e one of \"the best fantasy novels to appear since \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e . . . Absolutely first class.\" With a unique blend of humor and darkness, it remains one of the most beloved tales by the Edgar Award-nominated author also known for the long-running Lewis Barnavelt series.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Bellairs is beloved as a master of Gothic young adult novels and fantasies. His series about the adventures of Lewis Barnavelt and his uncle Jonathan, which includes \u003ci\u003eThe House with a Clock in Its Walls\u003c\/i\u003e, is a classic. He also wrote a series of novels featuring the character Johnny Dixon. Among the titles in that series are \u003ci\u003eThe Curse of the Blue Figurine\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull\u003c\/i\u003e. His stand-alone novel \u003ci\u003eThe Face in the Frost\u003c\/i\u003e is also regarded as a fantasy classic, and among his earlier works are \u003ci\u003eSt. Fidgeta and Other Parodies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Pedant and the Shuffly\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bellairs was a prolific writer, publishing more than a dozen novels before his untimely death in 1991.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760641081632,"sku":"9781497642416","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/87ae71b270659361bc5aaf48af26c604.webp?v=1780185579","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-face-in-the-frost-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}