{"product_id":"traitors-nest","title":"Traitors' Nest | Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTraitors' Nest\u003c\/i\u003e, the spellbinding fantasy from award-winning Frances Hardinge, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lie Tree.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePerfect for fans of Naomi Novik, Laini Taylor, Ava Reid and Erin Morgenstern.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbsorbing, thought-provoking and full of twists that will keep fans gripped\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Unique world building and quirky, complex characters\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCastles traded places sometimes. Everyone knew that. It was always something that\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e might \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ehappen, except that it never had.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil all of a sudden it did.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFar above the valleys and villages of the Kingdom of Thaletal, a Great Game is played. Players move castles around the realm like chess pieces - and the ordinary villagers are mere pawns at the whim of their tactics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen 15-year-old Burr's peaceful village is disrupted by the arrival of an ominous new castle, he decides he's had enough. But what starts as a plucky coup soon escalates - and soon the castle is wrenched away to a far-flung corner of the kingdom, where whispers mount of a mysterious ancient maiden whose magpies collect her debts at dangerous prices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere, the stakes are higher than the tallest turrets, and every move counts. Burr must work with his sisters and friends - and rely on the unexpected help of a strange and intriguing heiress - to unravel the secrets of the Magpie Maiden and the origins of the Great Game before he becomes just another casualty of the Players' deadly contest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Enchanted Spine","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":54803392168259,"sku":"9781529090642","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0882\/5490\/6691\/files\/9781529090642.jpg?v=1789036054","url":"https:\/\/theenchantedspine.com\/products\/traitors-nest","provider":"The Enchanted Spine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}