{"product_id":"arca-paperback","title":"Arca - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eG. R. Macallister\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReturn to the Five Queendoms in the sequel to \u003ci\u003eScorpica\u003c\/i\u003e, a sweeping epic fantasy that Rebecca Roanhorse called \"ambitious and engaging,\" in which a centuries-long peace is shattered in a matriarchal society when a decade passes without a single girl being born.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Drought of Girls has ended, but the rift it broke open between the Queendoms is not so easily healed. Political tensions roil the senate of Paxim, where Queen Heliane vows to make her son Paulus the nation's first ruling King or die trying. Scorpican troops amass on the border of Arca, ready to attack. And within Arca itself, its young, unready queen finds her court a nest of vipers and her dreams besieged by a mysterious figure with unknown intentions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs iron and magic clash on the battlefield and powerful women scheme behind the scenes, danger and violence abound. Can anyone stop the chaos from ripping the Queendoms apart?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eG.R. Macallister, author of the Five Queendoms series, beginning with \u003ci\u003eScorpica\u003c\/i\u003e, and also writes bestselling historical fiction under the name Greer Macallister. Her novels have been optioned for film and television. A regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eWriter Unboxed\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, she lives with her family in Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.36 x 8.25 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691695968319,"sku":"9781982167936","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/80adb87c9cf7c10c839f1541841bb416.webp?v=1764992913","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/arca-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}