{"product_id":"red-sister-paperback","title":"Red Sister - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe international bestselling author of the Broken Empire and the Red Queen's War trilogies begins a stunning epic fantasy series about a secretive order of holy warriors...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the Convent of Sweet Mercy, young girls are raised to be killers. In some few children the old bloods show, gifting rare talents that can be honed to deadly or mystic effect. But even the mistresses of sword and shadow don't truly understand what they have purchased when Nona Grey is brought to their halls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A bloodstained child of nine falsely accused of murder, guilty of worse, Nona is stolen from the shadow of the noose. It takes ten years to educate a Red Sister in the ways of blade and fist, but under Abbess Glass's care there is much more to learn than the arts of death. Among her class Nona finds a new family--and new enemies. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Despite the security and isolation of the convent, Nona's secret and violent past finds her out, drawing with it the tangled politics of a crumbling empire. Her arrival sparks old feuds to life, igniting vicious struggles within the church and even drawing the eye of the emperor himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beneath a dying sun, Nona Grey must master her inner demons, then loose them on those who stand in her way.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e is a research scientist working on artificial intelligence. He is a dual national with both British and American citizenship, and has held secret-level clearance with both governments. At one point, he was qualified to say, \"This isn't rocket science--oh wait, it actually is.\" He is the author of the Broken Empire trilogy (\u003ci\u003ePrince of Thorns\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKing of Thorns\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEmperor of Thorns\u003c\/i\u003e), the Red Queen's War trilogy (\u003ci\u003ePrince of Fools\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Liar's Key\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Wheel of Osheim\u003c\/i\u003e) and the Book of the Ancestor series (\u003ci\u003eRed Sister\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 6.6 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702057701439,"sku":"9781101988879","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9140c37df464a1aed877ae54fbed51ff.webp?v=1765022981","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/red-sister-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}