{"product_id":"the-game-bird-paperback","title":"The Game Bird - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAidan R. Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Booknest 2018 Fantasy Awards - Best Debut Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSPFBO 2018 Semi-Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"...I loved it - The Game Bird is intricately constructed, intelligently written and just a fabulous page-turner.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn evil is growing. The Realm is under attack. A leviathan has risen from the depths and is destroying the fleets that feed Stormhaven.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStuck ashore and drowning in debt, \u003cb\u003eCaptain James Faulkner\u003c\/b\u003e resolves to hunt the sea monster and claim the enormous bounty on the beast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSophia Blake's\u003c\/b\u003e life looks effortless. But she carries a secret, an occult curse that is capable of destroying both her and her nation. Sophia knows her time is running out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Tallowman\u003c\/b\u003e is a slowly decaying melding of demon and man. This monstrous assassin is desperate to capture Sophia and will let nothing stand between it and its prey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince his wife died, the sober lawyer \u003cb\u003eUriah Blake\u003c\/b\u003e has wanted nothing more than to live a quiet life and enjoy what time he has left with his daughter, Sophia. When he learns that the Tallowman is pursuing her, he is forced to cast aside his books and his ink and join a shadowy war against a terrible foe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs these hunts build to their shattering conclusion, Faulkner, Sophia and Uriah will be thrown together and forced to confront malevolent forces beyond their imagining.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Game Bird is a swashbuckling black powder fantasy, wrapped around a spine of darkness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis superb debut will appeal to readers who like the idea of a novel that Georgette Heyer, Scott Lynch, Patrick O'Brian and George R R Martin might have come up with - if they were trapped in an open boat together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 404\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53055301517536,"sku":"9780648291107","price":22.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/U8LjqgBkZ49780648291107.webp?v=1781318862","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-game-bird-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}