{"product_id":"the-pirate-and-the-porcelain-girl-paperback","title":"The Pirate and the Porcelain Girl - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Riesbeck\u003c\/b\u003e (Created by), \u003cb\u003eNj Barna\u003c\/b\u003e (Created by), \u003cb\u003eEmily Riesbeck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Flag Means Death\u003c\/i\u003e gets a magical, sapphic twist in this swashbuckling young adult graphic novel adventure full of high-stakes adventure, fantastical creatures, and a swoony enemies-to-lovers romance perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eIn Deeper Waters\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Prince and the Dressmaker\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I want to be beautiful. I want to be interesting. I want to be enough.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat was Ferra Brickminder's prayer to win back the love of her life. And the gods answer--just not in the way she expected. After hoping for a miracle, Ferra instead watches her skin turn into delicate and dangerously breakable porcelain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElsewhere, Brigantine de la Girona, a disgraced orc pirate captain, has her own problems. Penniless and banished from her home, Brig struggles to make ends meet with her crew as her only support. So, when a desperate Ferra enlists Brig to sail her across the Great Sea to her ex-girlfriend's home for a \u003ci\u003every\u003c\/i\u003e handsome fee, Brig is happy to strike a deal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePampered Ferra and tough-as-nails Brig quickly butt heads, bickering their way across the high seas, but as they encounter increasingly perilous obstacles--including the gods themselves--the two become reluctant allies...and maybe more.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily Riesbeck\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003estarted writing comics at the age of ten, when they created their first original character, the superhero Aqua Guy. Since then, they've written the webcomic \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Valkyrie\u003c\/i\u003e and graphic novels like \u003ci\u003eIt's Your Funeral\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMountain\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Pirate and the Porcelain Girl\u003c\/i\u003e. They live in Chicago with their two partners and their cat, Yuri. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNJ Barna\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ehas loved drawing for as long as she can remember and has been making comics in some shape or form only a little less far back than that. Her work most notably includes writing and drawing the buddy-cop\/romantic-comedy\/superhero action webcomic \u003ci\u003eParadise \u003c\/i\u003esince 2015, as well as writing and drawing the sci-fi\/horror comic \u003ci\u003eAnagenesis\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which are ongoing projects she has self-published in various places online. NJ is also the illustrator of teen graphic novel \u003ci\u003eThe Pirate and the Porcelain Girl\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760966467872,"sku":"9781534487758","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5d107bc23bd2e4f1cac4645f00e26ff8.webp?v=1780195546","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-pirate-and-the-porcelain-girl-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}