{"product_id":"wyntertide-hardcover","title":"Wyntertide - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Caldecott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome back to Rotherweird, where an ancient plot centuries in the making is about to come to fruition - and this time the forces of darkness might actually win . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Intricate and crisp, witty and solemn. Line by line, silent and adroit, it opens a series of trap-doors in the reader's imagination\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Hilary Mantel, Man Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWolf Hall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe town of Rotherweird has been independent from the rest of England for four hundred years, to protect a deadly secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSir Veronal Slickstone is dead, his bid to exploit that secret consigned to dust, leaving Rotherweird to resume its abnormal normality after the travails of the summer . . . but someone is playing a \u003ci\u003every \u003c\/i\u003elong game. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDisturbing omens multiply: a funeral delivers a cryptic warning; an ancient portrait speaks; the Herald disappears - and democracy threatens the uneasy covenant between town and countryside. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGeryon Wynter's intricate plot, centuries in the making, is on the move. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEverything points to one objective: the resurrection of Rotherweird's dark Elizabethan past - and to one date: the Winter Solstice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWynter is coming . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Caldecott\u003c\/b\u003e is a practising barrister in media law, fantasy novelist, and occasional playwright. His play Higher than Babel was described as impressive by the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e and a bold debut by the \u003ci\u003eIndependent.\u003c\/i\u003e Driven by subsequent neglect of his dramatic talents (or by the lack of them), he turned to the fantasy novel and wrote his debut, \u003ci\u003eRotherweird\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.2 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770140655904,"sku":"9781784298029","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d05cfe88cac1a2ad0dcdbc790a77140b.webp?v=1780365440","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/wyntertide-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}