{"product_id":"twisting-the-rope-9781497642317","title":"Twisting the Rope","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Campbell Award-winning author's follow-up to \u003ci\u003eTea with the Black Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e: \"Wow! MacAvoy's done it again\" (Anne McCaffrey, \u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mayland Long, aka the Black Dragon, has been enjoying a peaceful relationship with Martha Macnamara--but suddenly they face threats from seemingly every side. A wild psychic force is loose in the world; Martha's three-year-old granddaughter has been kidnapped; and one of her Celtic musician friends has been found dead, hanging by a rope of twisted grass. Now the Black Dragon must use his wits to rescue the little girl and hunt for a killer . . . even if it brings him to a horrifying realization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this novel, the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Kells\u003c\/i\u003e returns to the modern-day California of \u003ci\u003eTea with the Black Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e, blending fantasy, mystery, Chinese lore, and a timeless love story as she so masterfully did in her debut, which earned nominations for Nebula, Hugo, World Fantasy, and Philip K. Dick Awards. \"MacAvoy supports her tale with a superbly drawn cast of characters . . . and her usual superior command of language\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3553361\"\u003eR. a. MacAvoy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media Science \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781497642317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1497642310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022090\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Private Investigators\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC027230\"\u003eRomance | Multicultural \u0026amp; Interracial\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eR. A. MacAvoy is a highly acclaimed author of imaginative and original science fiction and fantasy novels. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eTea with the Black Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e, won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. She has also written the \u003ci\u003eDamiano \u003c\/i\u003etrilogy, the chronicles of a wizard's young son, set during an alternate history version of the Italian Renaissance; as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Kells\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTwisting the Rope\u003c\/i\u003e, the highly acclaimed sequel to \u003ci\u003eTea with the Black Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e. MacAvoy is also the author of the beloved and much-praised Lens of the World trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media Science \u0026 Fantasy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44433168597229,"sku":"9781497642317","price":18.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_fa4abae2-ad23-40c7-974b-9400118a51c8.jpg?v=1700058628","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/twisting-the-rope-9781497642317","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}