{"product_id":"the-tangled-lands-paperback","title":"The Tangled Lands - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaolo Bacigalupi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTobias S. Buckell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST COLLECTION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling authors Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias Buckell comes a fantasy novel told in four parts about a land crippled by the use of magic, and a tyrant who is trying to rebuild an empire--unless the people find a way to resist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKhaim, The Blue City, is the last remaining city in a crumbled empire that overly relied upon magic until it became toxic. It is run by a tyrant known as The Jolly Mayor and his devious right hand, the last archmage in the world. Together they try to collect all the magic for themselves so they can control the citizens of the city. But when their decadence reaches new heights and begins to destroy the environment, the people stage an uprising to stop them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn four interrelated parts, \u003ci\u003eThe Tangled Lands\u003c\/i\u003e is an evocative and epic story of resistance and heroic sacrifice in the twisted remains surrounding the last great city of Khaim. Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias Buckell have created a fantasy for our times about a decadent and rotting empire facing environmental collapse from within--and yet hope emerges from unlikely places with women warriors and alchemical solutions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaolo Bacigalupi is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Windup Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShip Breaker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Drowned Cities\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZombie Baseball Beatdown\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Doubt Factory, The Water Knife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlump Six and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Tangled Lands\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eWIRED, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHigh Country News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon, OnEarth Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAsimov's Science Fiction Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won the Michael L. Printz, Locus, Hugo, Nebula, Compton Crook, and John W. Campbell awards. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 born in the Caribbean. He grew up in Grenada and spent time in the British and US Virgin Islands, and these places influence much of his work. His Xenowealth series begins with \u003ci\u003eCrystal Rain\u003c\/i\u003e. Along with other stand-alone novels and his more than fifty stories, Tobias's works have been translated into eighteen different languages. He has been nominated for such awards as the Hugo, Nebula, Prometheus, and John W. Campbell Award for Best New Science Fiction Author. His latest original novels are \u003ci\u003eHurricane Fever\u003c\/i\u003e, a follow-up to the successful \u003ci\u003eArctic Rising\u003c\/i\u003e, which NPR says will \"give you the shivers,\" and the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eHalo: Envoy\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently lives in Ohio, with his wife, twin daughters, and a pair of dogs. He can be found online at TobiasBuckell.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760672375072,"sku":"9781481497305","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/48282b00bd4a247ddcd0d76e1090c78f.webp?v=1780186442","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-tangled-lands-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}