{"product_id":"the-shadow-pavilion-paperback","title":"The Shadow Pavilion - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLiz Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen his partner goes missing, Chen discovers a transcendental assassination plot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetective Inspector Chen is getting used to visiting Heaven. It is a peaceful place, but the eerie calm and ever-present scent of peaches make him yearn for the chaos of Singapore Three. He has come to visit Mhara, the Emperor of Heaven, who ascended to the celestial throne after his father went mad and launched an ill-advised invasion of Hell. Order has been restored to the cosmos, and Mhara is characteristically serene, but trouble is lurking for this handsome young god.\u003cbr\u003eSomeone is trying to kill the Emperor of Heaven, and Chen does not have his demonic partner, Zhu Irzh, to fall back on. Zhu Irzh has vanished, Chen's wife is in danger, and a psychotic Bollywood star is on the warpath. It's another day in the office for the occult detective--a day that, if he doesn't restore order quickly, could be the universe's last.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Shadow Pavilion \u003c\/i\u003eis the fourth of the five Detective Inspector Chen Novels, which begin with \u003ci\u003eSnake Agent \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Demon and the City\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiz Williams is a science fiction and fantasy writer living in Glastonbury, England, where she is codirector of a witchcraft supply business. The author of seventeen novels and over one hundred short stories, she has been published by Bantam Spectra and Night Shade Books in the US, and by Tor Macmillan in the UK. She was a frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eRealms of Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e, and her writing appears regularly in \u003ci\u003eAsimov's\u003c\/i\u003e and other magazines. She is the secretary of the Milford SF Writers' Workshop and teaches creative writing and history of science fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 362\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42168551407751,"sku":"9781480438217","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4043d92a30602dfcd4d532729861cde8.webp?v=1733336280","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-shadow-pavilion-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}