{"product_id":"9781931484039","title":"Meridian: Flying Solo","description":"\u003cb\u003eMeridian\u003c\/b\u003e is the story of Sephie, a sheltered young  girl whose life resembles nothing so much as a fairy tale. The beloved only  child of the Minister of Meridian, she grows up with an entire floating city  as her playground. Then her father dies, and she inherits a sigil imbued  with the power to create. So does her wicked Uncle Ilahn, except that his  powers are bent on destruction and domination. Suddenly Sephie finds herself  at the center of a power struggle, and quickly she learns that there is more  than love in the world. Kidnapped to the world of Calador, Sephie's journey  home to Meridian puts her in the path of many people good and bad that help  her grow up and counter Ilahn's plans to take over her world.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  A former drama major, Barbara Kesel has been in the comic book industry  since 1981, when she wrote a Batgirl backup story for \u003ci\u003eDetective  Comics\u003c\/i\u003e. Since then she has written for every major comic company as well  as served as an editor at DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics. Now she is  writing \u003cb\u003eMeridian\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe First\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCrossGen  Chronicles.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Steve McNiven is a graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. He  holds a BA in Art Education and a BFA in Sculpture and spent four years  teaching art to high school kids before coming to CrossGen.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Mike Atiyeh's has colored comics for almost every major publisher, including  Marvel, DC, Image, Acclaim, and Wizard Entertainment.  ","brand":"CrossGeneration Comics, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057418486000,"sku":"9781931484039","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781931484039_p0.gif?v=1763638744","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781931484039","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}