{"product_id":"master-of-poisons","title":"Master of Poisons","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eMaster of Poisons\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eAndrea Hairston\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781250260543\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eTor Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2020\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e512\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a prayer hymn, a battle cry, a love song, a legendary call and response bonfire talisman tale. This is medicine for a broken world.\" --Daniel José Older \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best of 2020 Pick for \u003ci\u003eKirkus Review's\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning author Andrea Hairston weaves together African folktales and postcolonial literature into unforgettable fantasy in \u003ci\u003eMaster of Poisons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe world is changing. Poison desert eats good farmland. Once-sweet water turns foul. The wind blows sand and sadness across the Empire. To get caught in a storm is death. To live and do nothing is death. There is magic in the world, but good conjure is hard to find. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDjola, righthand man and spymaster of the lord of the Arkhysian Empire, is desperately trying to save his adopted homeland, even in exile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAwa, a young woman training to be a powerful griot, tests the limits of her knowledge and comes into her own in a world of sorcery, floating cities, kindly beasts, and uncertain men. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAwash in the rhythms of folklore and storytelling and rich with Hairston's characteristic lush prose, \u003ci\u003eMaster of Poisons \u003c\/i\u003eis epic fantasy that will bleed your mind with its turns of phrase and leave you aching for the world it burns into being.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Master of Poisons | Andrea Hairston | Hardcover | 9781250260543 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks G 1788272","offer_id":67857719492760,"sku":"1788272","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/91FRlTCTqTL.jpg?v=1793494953","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/master-of-poisons","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}