{"product_id":"2940170356515","title":"The Bird and the Blade","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA sweeping and tragic debut novel perfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Wrath and the Dawn\u003c\/em\u003e and Megan Whalen Turner.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bird and the Blade\u003c\/em\u003e is a lush, powerful story of life and death, battles and riddles, lies and secrets from author Megan Bannen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnslaved in Kipchak Khanate, Jinghua has lost everything: her home, her family, her freedom . . . until the kingdom is conquered by enemy forces and she finds herself an unlikely conspirator in the escape of Prince Khalaf and his irascible father across the vast Mongol Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the run, with adversaries on all sides and an endless journey ahead, Jinghua hatches a scheme to use the Kipchaks' exile to return home, a plan that becomes increasingly fraught as her feelings for Khalaf evolve into an impossible love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJinghua's already dicey prospects take a downward turn when Khalaf seeks to restore his kingdom by forging a marriage alliance with Turandokht, the daughter of the Great Khan. As beautiful as she is cunning, Turandokht requires all potential suitors to solve three impossible riddles to win her handamp;mdash;and if they fail, they die. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJinghua has kept her own counsel well, but with Khalaf's kingdomamp;mdash;and his very lifeamp;mdash;on the line, she must reconcile the hard truth of her past with her love for a boy who has no idea what she's capable of . . . even if it means losing him to the girl who'd sooner take his life than his heart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115143676144,"sku":"2940170356515","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/516834950.jpg?v=1751086632","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170356515","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}