{"product_id":"9781429911283","title":"Spirits in the Wires: A Novel of Myth and Magic - On the Streets and On the Net","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharles de Lint's Newford novels, loosely linked \"tales\" with overlapping characters set in an imaginary modern North American city, are tales of magic and myth afoot on today's city streets. But at the center of every de Lint story is the miracle of the human heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd at the heart of \u003ci\u003eSpirits in the Wires\u003c\/i\u003e are Saskia Madding and Christiana Tree, both of whom are tied to perennial Newford character, the writer Christy Riddell. Are either Saskia or Christiana real?  Christy's girlfriend, Saskia, believes she was born in a Web site, while Christiana is Christy's \"shadow-self\"--all the parts of him that he cast out when he was seven years old. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a popular Newford on-line research and library Web site called the Wordwood, a mysterious \"crash\" occurs. Everyone visiting the site at the moment of the crash vanishes from where they were sitting in front of their computers. Saskia disappears right before Christy's eyes, along with countless others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Christy and his companions must journey into Newford's otherworld, where the Wordwood, it transpires, has a physical presence of its own...to rescue their missing friends and loved ones and to set this viral spirit right before it causes further harm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139232612592,"sku":"9781429911283","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429911283_p0.jpg?v=1763746384","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429911283","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}