{"product_id":"the-book-that-wouldnt-burn-paperback","title":"The Book That Wouldn't Burn - Paperback","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\u003eMark Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo strangers find themselves connected by a vast and mysterious library containing many wonders and still more secrets, in this powerfully moving first book in a new series from the international bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Red Sister \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePrince of Thorns\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe boy has lived his whole life trapped within a book-choked chamber older than empires and larger than cities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe girl has been plucked from the outskirts of civilization to be trained as a librarian, studying the mysteries of the great library at the heart of her kingdom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey were never supposed to meet. But in the library, they did. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir stories spiral around each other, across worlds and time. This is a tale of truth and lies and hearts, and the blurring of one into another. A journey on which knowledge erodes certainty and on which, though the pen may be mightier than the sword, blood will be spilled and cities burned.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Lawrence \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, to British parents but moved to the UK at the age of one. After earning a PhD in mathematics at Imperial College London, he went back to the US to work on a variety of research projects, including the \"Star Wars\" missile-defense program. Since returning to the UK, he has worked mainly on image processing and decision\/reasoning theory. He never had any ambition to be a writer, so he was very surprised when a half-hearted attempt to find an agent turned into a global publishing deal overnight. His first trilogy, The Broken Empire, has been universally acclaimed as a groundbreaking work of fantasy, and both \u003ci\u003eEmperor of Thorns\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Liar's Key\u003c\/i\u003e have won the David Gemmell Legend Award for best fantasy novel. Mark is married, with four children, and lives in Bristol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987726762285,"sku":"9780593437926","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Ex2V7DmPaH9780593437926.webp?v=1776183728","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-book-that-wouldnt-burn-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}