{"product_id":"thornhedge-1","title":"Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Hugo Award for Best Novella!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author T. Kingfisher,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThornhedge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone completely sideways.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere's a princess trapped in a tower. This \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eisn't\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e her story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the fairies, but she grew up safe and loved in the warm waters of faerieland. Once an adult though, the fae ask a favor of Toadling: return to the human world and offer a blessing of protection to a newborn child. Simple, right?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut nothing with fairies is ever simple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCenturies later, a knight approaches a towering wall of brambles, where the thorns are as thick as your arm and as sharp as swords. He's heard there's a curse here that needs breaking, but it's a curse Toadling will do anything to uphold...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The way\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThornhedge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eturns all the fairy tales inside out is a sharp-edged delight.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Katherine Addison, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Goblin Emperor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47961247154404,"sku":"9781250409195","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/5505\/3796\/files\/8ace3cf2a2104d509ae7cd1004afb081073c929e6962c7c63a884d5a728de34a.jpg?v=1772077217","url":"https:\/\/maplemercantilebooks.com\/products\/thornhedge-1","provider":"Maple Mercantile Book \u0026 Gift Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}