{"product_id":"the-stone-road-paperback","title":"The Stone Road - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTrent Jamieson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith the lyrical cadence of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Unicorn\u003c\/i\u003e and intense imagery of \u003ci\u003eA Wizard of Earthsea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Stone Road\u003c\/i\u003e is a timeless story of hope, belonging, and growing into your power.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning Australian author Trent Jamieson presents a haunting rural fantasy where the dead speak beneath your feet and twisted monsters hunger for their lost humanity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the day Jean was born, the dead howled. A thin scratch of black smoke began to rise behind the hills west of town: Furnace had been lit, and soon its siren call began to draw the people of Casement Rise to it, never to return. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCasement Rise is a dusty town at the end of days, a harsh world of grit and arcane dangers. While Jean's stern, overprotective Nan has always kept Casement Rise safe from monsters, she may have waited too long to teach Jean how to face them on her own. On Jean's twelfth birthday, a mysterious graceful man appears, an ethereal and terrifying being tied to her family's secrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, Nan must rush Jean's education in monsters, magic, and the breaking of the world in ages past. If Jean is to combat the graceful man and finally understand the ancient evil that powers Furnace, she will have to embrace her legacy, endure her Nan's lessons, and learn all she can--before Furnace burns down her world and everyone in it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrent Jamieson\u003c\/b\u003e is a multi-award winning Australian novelist and short story writer. He is the author of\u003ci\u003e Day Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, the Death Works series, and the Nightbound Land duology. When he's not writing, Trent works as a bookseller at Avid Reader in Brisbane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41730834432135,"sku":"9781645660705","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ac755ccb4e22a48b8d7362c346600e47.webp?v=1734095134","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-stone-road-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}