{"product_id":"spear-hardcover","title":"Spear - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicola Griffith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the ADCI Literary Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the \u003ci\u003eL.A. Times\u003c\/i\u003e Ray Bradbury Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Nebula Award for Best Novel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] queer Arthurian masterpiece for the modern era.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A pleasure to follow [and] a lovely flexing of Griffith's strengths in short form.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Spectacular--I've been waiting years for this book to exist.\" --Maria Dahvana Headley, author of \u003ci\u003eBeowulf: A New Translation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If Le Guin wrote a Camelot story, I imagine it would feel like \u003ci\u003eSpear\u003c\/i\u003e: humane, intelligent, and deeply beautiful. It's a new story with very old bones, a strange place that feels like home.\" --Alix E. Harrow, author of\u003ci\u003e A Spindle Splintered\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e Best of the Year pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eVulture \u003c\/i\u003eBest Fantasy of the Year pick \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe left all she knew to find who she could be . . . \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe grows up in the wild wood, in a cave with her mother, but visions of a faraway lake drift to her on the spring breeze, scented with promise. And when she hears a traveler speak of Artos, king of Caer Leon, she decides her future lies at his court. So, brimming with magic and eager to test her strength, she breaks her covenant with her mother and sets out on her bony gelding for Caer Leon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her stolen hunting spear and mended armour, she is an unlikely hero, not a chosen one, but one who forges her own bright path. Aflame with determination, she begins a journey of magic and mystery, love, lust and fights to death. On her adventures, she will steal the hearts of beautiful women, fight warriors and sorcerers, and make a place to call home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe legendary author of \u003ci\u003eHild\u003c\/i\u003e returns with an unforgettable hero and a queer Arthurian masterpiece for the modern era. Nicola Griffith's \u003ci\u003eSpear \u003c\/i\u003eis a spellbinding vision of the Camelot we've longed for, a Camelot that belongs to us all.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicola Griffith (she\/her) is a dual UK\/US citizen living in Seattle. She is the author of award-winning novels including \u003ci\u003eHild \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAmmonite\u003c\/i\u003e, and her shorter work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, etc. She is the founder and co-host of #CripLit, holds a PhD from Anglia Ruskin University, and enjoys a ferocious bout of wheelchair boxing. She is married to novelist and screenwriter Kelley Eskridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52024793923885,"sku":"9781250819321","price":26.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/spear-hardcover-7279548.webp?v=1777428068","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/spear-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}