{"product_id":"2940169091939","title":"The Waking Land","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the lush and magical tradition of Naomi Novik's award-winning \u003ci\u003eUprooted\u003c\/i\u003e comes this riveting debut from brilliant young writer Callie Bates¿whose boundless imagination places her among the finest authors of fantasy fiction, including Sarah J. Maas and Sabaa Tahir.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lady Elanna is fiercely devoted to the king who raised her like a daughter. But when he dies under mysterious circumstances, Elanna is accused of his murderamp;mdash;and must flee for her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Returning to the homeland of magical legends she has forsaken, Elanna is forced to reckon with her despised, estranged father, branded a traitor long ago. Feeling a strange, deep connection to the natural world, she also must face the truth about the forces she has always denied or disdained as superstitionamp;mdash;powers that suddenly stir within her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But an all-too-human threat is drawing near, determined to exact vengeance. Now Elanna has no choice but to lead a rebellion against the kingdom to which she once gave her allegiance. Trapped between divided loyalties, she must summon the courage to confront a destiny that could tear her apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAdvance praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Waking Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Callie Bates has written an exciting and involving first book, and she is clearly a writer of real talent.\"\u003cb\u003eamp;mdash;Terry Brooks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A heartbreaking, enchanting, edge-of-the-seat read that held me captive from start to finish!\"\u003cb\u003eamp;mdash;Tamora Pierce\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Waking Land \u003c\/i\u003eis all about rising to challenges, and it succeeds wonderfully.\"\u003cb\u003eamp;mdash;Charlaine Harris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A simmering tale of magic that builds to a raging inferno, and hits like a cross between Brandon Sanderson and Pierce Brown.\"\u003cb\u003eamp;mdash;Scott Sigler\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This superior novel blends passionate romance and sweeping magic. . . . Bates has a delicate, precise touch with human and superhuman relationships.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eamp;mdash;Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114044375280,"sku":"2940169091939","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169091939_p0.jpg?v=1763760642","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169091939","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}