{"product_id":"9780734415783","title":"Race to the End of the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for The Readings Children's Book Prize 2015\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdventure and danger lie just off the edge of the map in this swashbuckling new trilogy!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuinn's older brothers may long for adventure, but he is content with a quiet life on the farm. Destiny, however, has other plans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe King is determined to create the first map of the world and has scoured the kingdom for boys who could become mapmakers. When Quinn is chosen for the King's training school, he's amazed - but that is nothing compared to his shock when he is selected as one of the three mapmakers and finds himself on board a ship, competing for the big prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo begins Quinn's reluctant journey deep into the unknown, on a ship captained by a slave, with a stowaway girl on board, and a mysterious sea monster that seems to be following them. Hot on their trail are the other competitors for the King's prize, who will stop at nothing to win.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mapmaker Chronicles: Race to the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is packed with action, adventure and intrigue, as Quinn battles unexpected enemies, discovers strange new lands and tries to conceal two very big secrets from his crewmates...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Not since Emily Rodda's \u003ci\u003eDeltora Quest series\u003c\/i\u003e has there been such an exciting adventure tale from an Australian author' - \u003ci\u003eReadings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Mapmaker Chronicles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Race to the End of the World\u003cbr\u003e2. Prisoner of the Black Hawk\u003cbr\u003e3. Breath of the Dragon \u003cb\u003e(October 2015)\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Hachette Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126730080496,"sku":"9780734415783","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780734415783_p0.jpg?v=1763621049","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780734415783","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}