{"product_id":"waking-land-book-callie-bates-9780399177408","title":"The Waking Land","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the lush and magical tradition of Naomi Novik's award-winning \u003ci\u003eUprooted\u003c\/i\u003e comes this riveting debut from brilliant young writer Callie Bates--whose boundless imagination places her among the finest authors of fantasy fiction, including Sarah J. Maas and Sabaa Tahir.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lady Elanna is fiercely devoted to the king who raised her like a daughter. But when he dies under mysterious circumstances, Elanna is accused of his murder--and must flee for her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Returning to the homeland of magical legends she has forsaken, Elanna is forced to reckon with her despised, estranged father, branded a traitor long ago. Feeling a strange, deep connection to the natural world, she also must face the truth about the forces she has always denied or disdained as superstition--powers that suddenly stir within her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But an all-too-human threat is drawing near, determined to exact vengeance. Now Elanna has no choice but to lead a rebellion against the kingdom to which she once gave her allegiance. Trapped between divided loyalties, she must summon the courage to confront a destiny that could tear her apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Waking Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Callie Bates has written an exciting and involving first book, and she is clearly a writer of real talent.\u003cb\u003e--Terry Brooks\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A heartbreaking, enchanting, edge-of-the-seat read that held me captive from start to finish \u003cb\u003e--Tamora Pierce\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Waking Land \u003c\/i\u003eis all about rising to challenges, and it succeeds wonderfully.\u003cb\u003e--Charlaine Harris\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A simmering tale of magic that builds to a raging inferno, and hits like a cross between Brandon Sanderson and Pierce Brown.\u003cb\u003e--Scott Sigler\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis superior novel blends passionate romance and sweeping magic. . . . Bates has a delicate, precise touch with human and superhuman relationships.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Publishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA wonderfully stunning debut . . . Bates' clear, captivating, imaginative storytelling and vivid, distinctive characters will cause readers to soak up every word.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--RT Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49890343452945,"sku":"CIN039917740XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50350617886993,"sku":"CIN039917740XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/039917740X.jpg?v=1751260273","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/waking-land-book-callie-bates-9780399177408","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}