{"product_id":"master-of-poisons-by-andrea-hairston-9781250260567","title":"Master of Poisons","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a prayer hymn, a battle cry, a lovesong, a legendary call and response bonfire talisman tale. This is medicine for a broken world.\u003c\/em\u003e — Daniel José Older\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author Andrea Hairston weaves together African folktales and postcolonial literature into unforgettable fantasy in \u003cem\u003eMaster of Poisons\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew material for a new edition!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis trade paperback includes an extensive, conversational interview between the author and Daniel José Older!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDjola, righthand man and spymaster of the lord of the Arkhysian Empire, is desperately trying to save his adopted homeland, even in exile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAwash in the rhythms of folklore and storytelling and rich with Hairston's characteristic lush prose, \u003cem\u003eMaster of Poisons\u003c\/em\u003e is epic fantasy that will bleed your mind with its turns of phrase and leave you aching for the world it burns into being.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48243064570092,"sku":"9781250260567","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250260567-master-of-poisons-1.jpg?v=1787980052","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/master-of-poisons-by-andrea-hairston-9781250260567","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}