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Fans old and new will be delighted by his continuance of a beloved saga.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49534479827217,"sku":"GOR001668937","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49759680692497,"sku":"CIN0345441257G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49955404153105,"sku":"GOR003906839","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50012195979537,"sku":"CIN0345441257A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50414566834449,"sku":"CIN0345441257VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51001183568145,"sku":"NIN9780345441256","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":51556688429329,"sku":"CIN0345441257LN","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52848192782609,"sku":"GOR006848978","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0345441257.jpg?v=1751165651"},{"product_id":"dragonsblood-book-todd-j-mccaffrey-9780345441249","title":"Dragonsblood","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis is Pern, in the hands of a new master-grade harper. . . . 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