{"product_id":"the-city-of-stardust-1","title":"The City of Stardust","description":"\u003cp\u003eA #1 International Bestseller • An Amazon Best Book of February 2024 • An IndieNext Pick \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A dark dream of a novel...that feels both timeless and original. Enjoy—and also beware. This fairy tale is deadly.\" —Laini Taylor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A story as darkly wondrous as midnight. Enthralling to the last page.\" —Shelley Parker-Chan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A dark, gorgeous tale of curses, gods and monsters.\" —Sangu Mandanna\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA curse can be many things. For the Everlys, it begins with stardust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, the Everlys have seen their best and brightest disappear, taken as punishment for a crime no one remembers, for a purpose no one understands. Their tormentor, a woman named Penelope, never ages, never grows sick – and never forgives a debt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eViolet Everly was a child when her mother, Marianne, left on a stormy night, determined to break the curse. When Marianne never returns, Penelope issues an ultimatum: Violet has ten years to find her mother, or she will take Marianne's place. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer hunt leads her into a seductive magical underworld of power-hungry scholars, fickle gods and monsters bent on revenge. And into the path of Penelope's quiet assistant, Aleksander, who Violet knows cannot be trusted – and yet to whom she finds herself undeniably drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her time running out, Violet will travel the edges of the world to find Marianne and the key to the city of stardust, where the Everly story began.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlip into a lush world of magic, stardust, and monsters in this spellbinding standalone fantasy from debut author Georgia Summers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secret Garden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52271804809513,"sku":"9780316561488","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/0153\/9369\/files\/9780316561488.jpg?v=1765737719","url":"https:\/\/www.secretgardenbook.com\/products\/the-city-of-stardust-1","provider":"Secret Garden","version":"1.0","type":"link"}