{"product_id":"9781938994609","title":"The Alyscrai","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the California of an alternate 1898, Alysseren, a sixteen-year-old missionary, matches people with tochtin-lemur-like familiars who convert their hosts to the church of the Queen of Heaven. When she is admitted to the adult congregation, the bloody secret of the High Service shakes her faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, she meets two intriguing young men who vie for her favor-the handsome priest assigned to prepare her for the next High Service and a dashing Mayan amnesiac-and uncovers a conspiracy among the tochtin to use their human hosts as weapons against the Queen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to save both the tochtin and the people they control, Alysseren navigates a land infested with towering, steam-powered war machines and the attentions of her new companions as she tries to stop the rebellion. But every step leads inexorably to a collision with the Queen, and a terrible choice: sacrifice her beloved tochtin ... or herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat might have happened had H. G. Wells met Lewis Carroll at Jules Vern's salon, \u003cb\u003eThe Alyscrai\u003c\/b\u003e is a rhapsody on \u003cb\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eWar of the Worlds\u003c\/b\u003e, masquerading as a steampunk adventure for young adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dunlith Hill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040385974512,"sku":"9781938994609","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781938994609_p0.jpg?v=1763664831","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781938994609","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}