{"product_id":"2940152447743","title":"Dirt","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf Johnson Farthing thought that life as poor cart pusher in the coastal town of Wead-Wodder was going to be his lot in life, then he was about to get a rude surprise, and not necessarily a good one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce it becomes clear that his beautiful younger sister has been kidnapped along with the daughter of the Prelate, his life is completely turned on its head. Farthing has to rush across a vast ocean and a huge continent carried by an incredible Sea Dragon and accompanied by a strange magician if he has even a chance to save his sister Rustina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd very strangely, neither the rich Prelate nor his chief of police seem keen to even lift a finger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirt, the first book in a huge, continent spanning saga where dragons are an intelligent, cultured people, magicians cannot destroy mountains with a magic wand and the heroes have no wish to become tyrannical kings and queens.v\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut through all the dramatic events, the battles of life and death, Dirt is a place of humour, love and ultimately, the quest to find a home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I told Truk you would be slacking off the minute he turned his back,\" shouted the old fool, Barkles, who sold greasy vegetable pasties from a dusty stall on the corner. \"Young people can't be trusted, I told him. I was right too.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Shut your face, Barkles,\" Johnson shouted back as he grabbed his coat from his hand cart and put it around his shoulders to ward off a faint chill in the sea breeze. \"I have been down that hole every day non-stop for nine days, and you know it too, since you have been feeding me your disgusting pies for most of them.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Pastries, slacker. Not Pies; Pastries.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"I thought pastries were just posh pies?\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Can be.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Well, yours ain't posh. So they are definitely just pies.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Ain't seen you complaining!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFind out more at www.AWorldCalleDdirt.com\u003cbr\u003eThe Dirt Webiste brings you even more information about this incredible world:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull Details of all the books\u003cbr\u003eCharacter Descriptions\u003cbr\u003eArticles on the geography, history and culture\u003cbr\u003ePronunciation Guide\u003cbr\u003eMaps of the world\u003cbr\u003eThe articles are written in-character and any information that might spoil your enjoyment of books you have yet to read are protected with spoiler alerts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus, on some articles, C.C. Hogan has added his own sidebar notes about why he has made certain choices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Abbey will be continuously updated so check back often!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dirt Saga\u003cbr\u003eSeries One\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirt\u003cbr\u003eBloody Dirt\u003cbr\u003eThe Fight for Dirt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHope, the sequel to series one\u003cbr\u003e(Includes the story Mistry, a prequel to Series Two)\u003cbr\u003eYona - Standalone Short Story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeries Two\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGirls of Dirt\u003cbr\u003eDragons of Dirt\u003cbr\u003ePeople of Dirt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeries Three\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTBA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLook out for updates to the Dirt Saga\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CC Hogan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069787095280,"sku":"2940152447743","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152447743_p0.jpg?v=1764020627","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152447743","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}