{"product_id":"a-stage-set-for-villains","title":"A Stage Set for Villains","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy \u003cspan\u003eShannon J. Spann\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mainContent___KncIm\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby=\"title-references-tab-1\" id=\"title-references-tabpanel-1\" role=\"tabpanel\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiBox-root css-old1by\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mainContent___KncIm\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"title-references-tabpanel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"title-references-tab-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiBox-root css-old1by\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's time to take to the stage . . . A stunningly drawn fantasy set in a mysterious theatre where godlike creatures run the show and mortals compete for immortality.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gods are dead. All that’s left are the Players . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe performers of the Playhouse are as worshipped as they are feared, their enchanting shows bending hearts, minds, and even reality itself. Vicious, godlike, lethal. Eighteen-year-old Riven Hesper knows the dangers better than anyone, after her own encounter with a Player resulted in a curse that is slowly killing her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Playhouse announces the spectacle of a lifetime – a chance for one mortal to steal a Player’s immortality – Riven sees her last chance to live. Desperate for answers, she infiltrates the competition. There, she finds Jude, the Playhouse’s brilliant, merciless Lead Player, whose charm is as dangerous as his Craft, and strikes a deadly bargain to save her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut with time running out and the Playhouse’s secrets unraveling into a disturbing picture, Riven faces a grim possibility: she might not be the hero of her story after all. In fact, she may be the villain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause the Playhouse doesn’t just tell stories. It rewrites them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd Riven’s might end in blood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaraval\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emeets\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Dark Window\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein this lush and dark fantasy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Enchanted Spine","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54093952549187,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0882\/5490\/6691\/files\/9781911753124_7457_remote__4332b.jpg?v=1768827849","url":"https:\/\/theenchantedspine.com\/products\/a-stage-set-for-villains","provider":"The Enchanted Spine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}