{"product_id":"gilded-cage-paperback","title":"Gilded Cage - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVic James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAGIC RULES. WE SERVE.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a darkly fantastical debut set in modern-day Britain, magic users control everything: wealth, politics, power--and you. If you're not one of the ultimate one-percenters--the magical elite--you owe them ten years of service. Do those years when you're old, and you'll never get through them. Do them young, and you'll never get over them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the darkly decadent world of \u003ci\u003eGilded Cage\u003c\/i\u003e. In its glittering milieu move the all-powerful Jardines and the everyday Hadleys. The families have only one thing in common: Each has three children. But their destinies entwine when one family enters the service of the other. They will all discover whether any magic is more powerful than the human spirit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eHave a quick ten years. . . .\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook for all three books in the mesmerizing Dark Gifts trilogy: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGILDED CAGE - TARNISHED CITY - BRIGHT RUIN\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eGilded Cage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beautifully characterised and compellingly plotted, \u003ci\u003eGilded Cage\u003c\/i\u003e is an impressive debut.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Exquisitely wicked . . . a lavishly opulent, yet brutally vivid, alternate England which subtly questions modern beliefs . . . If ever there was a speculative fiction book that captured the zeitgeist of an era this is it.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSFFWorld\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An alternate modern-day England where enticing drama and social unrest mix with aristocratic scandal and glamorous magic . . . conjuring up the specters of \u003ci\u003eLes Mis rables\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e . . . an absorbing first installment that presages an intriguing new fantasy series.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eGilded Cag\u003c\/i\u003ee is a heart-pounding combination of dark magic, political revolution, and forbidden romance that had me addicted from the first page \"\u003cb\u003e--Danielle L. Jensen, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of The Malediction Trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Devious and deliciously dark with lashings of magic, mystery, and mayhem, this juggernaut of a book will keep you hanging on by your fingernails until the very last page.\"\u003cb\u003e--Taran Matharu, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Summoner series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A dark and intriguing vision of an alternate, magic-drenched Britain, \u003ci\u003eGilded Cage\u003c\/i\u003e kept me up long into the night.\"\u003cb\u003e--Aliette de Bodard, author of \u003ci\u003eThe House of Shattered Wings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVic James\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eGilded Cage, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was shortlisted for the Compton Crook award and was a World Book Night 2018 pick, and its sequels \u003ci\u003eTarnished City \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBright Ruin.\u003c\/i\u003e A current-affairs TV director who loves stories in all their forms, she has covered the 2016 U.S. presidential election and Britain's EU referendum for BBC1 and has twice judged \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e's Not the Booker Prize. She has lived in Rome and Tokyo, and currently lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 25, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687255412799,"sku":"9780425284179","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/967470740ac4edf7b14b7a89a22c4a1e.webp?v=1764978005","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/gilded-cage-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}