{"product_id":"9781429936316","title":"Thirteen Orphans","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs evocative and moving as Charles de Lint's Newford books, with the youthful protagonists and exciting action of Mercedes Lackey's fantasies, \u003ci\u003eThirteen Orphans \u003c\/i\u003emakes our world today as excitingly strange and unfamiliar as any fantasy realm . . .and grants readers a glimpse of a fantasy world founded by ancient Chinese lore and magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs far as college freshman Brenda Morris knows, there is only one Earth and magic exists only in fairy tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrenda is wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA father-daughter weekend turns into a nightmare when Brenda's father is magically attacked before her eyes. Brenda soon learns that her ancestors once lived in world of smoke and shadows, of magic and secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen that world's Emperor was overthrown, the Thirteen Orphans fled to our earth and hid their magic system in the game of mah-jong. Each Orphan represents an animal from the Chinese Zodiac. Brenda's father is the Rat. And her polished, former child-star aunt, Pearl—that eminent lady is the Tiger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly a handful of Orphans remain to stand against their enemies. The Tiger, the Rooster, the Dog, the Rabbit . . . and Brenda Morris. Not quite the Rat, but not quite human either. \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":"Tom Doherty Associates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141700174064,"sku":"9781429936316","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429936316_p0.jpg?v=1763749209","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429936316","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}