{"product_id":"four-roads-cross-book-max-gladstone-9780765379429","title":"Four Roads Cross","description":"\u003cp\u003eSharp, original, passionate. --NPR \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMax Gladstone's Craft Sequence chronicles the epic struggle to build a just society in a modern fantasy world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe great city of Alt Coulumb is in crisis. The moon goddess Seril, long thought dead, is back--and the people of Alt Coulumb aren't happy. Protests rock the city, and Kos Everburning's creditors attempt a hostile takeover of the fire god's church. Tara Abernathy, the god's in-house Craftswoman, must defend the church against the world's fiercest necromantic firm--and against her old classmate, a rising star in the Craftwork world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs if that weren't enough, Cat and Raz, supporting characters from \u003ci\u003eThree Parts Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, are back too, fighting monster pirates; skeleton kings drink frozen cocktails, defying several principles of anatomy; jails, hospitals, and temples are broken into and out of; choirs of flame sing over Alt Coulumb; demons pose significant problems; a farmers' market proves more important to world affairs than seems likely; doctors of theology strike back; Monk-Technician Abelard performs several miracles; The Rats  play Walsh's Place; and dragons give almost-helpful counsel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in a phenomenally built world in which lawyers ride lightning bolts, souls are currency, and cities are powered by the remains of fallen gods, Max Gladstone's Craft Sequence introduces readers to a modern fantasy landscape and an epic struggle to build a just society.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more from Max Gladstone, check out: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Craft Sequence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree Parts Dead\u003cbr\u003eTwo Serpents Rise\u003cbr\u003eFull Fathom Five\u003cbr\u003eLast First Snow\u003cbr\u003eFour Roads Cross","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50125887734033,"sku":"CIN0765379422G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50325266596113,"sku":"CIN0765379422VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0765379422.jpg?v=1751461181","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/four-roads-cross-book-max-gladstone-9780765379429","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}