{"product_id":"9781529090642","title":"Traitors' Nest by Hardinge, Frances","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Hardinge, Frances\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFantasy \u0026amp; magical realism (Children's \/ Teenage)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 27 August 2026 by PAN MACMILLAN (First Ink) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 448 pages\u003cbr\u003e234 x 153 | \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover the brand new spellbinding fantasy from award-winning Frances Hardinge, perfect for fans of Naomi Novik, Laini Taylor, Ava Reid and Erin Morgenstern. 'Wildly inventive worldbuilding, gentle humor, and indomitable, kindhearted characters . . . a joy from start to finish.' - Publishers Weekly 'Layered and lush; an expertly woven tapestry.' - KirkusCastles traded places sometimes. Everyone knew that. It was always something that might happen, except that it never had.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil all of a sudden it did.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar above the valleys and villages of the Kingdom of Thaletal, a Great Game is played. Players move castles around the realm like chess pieces - and the ordinary villagers are mere pawns at the whim of their tactics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 15-year-old Burr's peaceful village is disrupted by the arrival of an ominous new castle, he decides he's had enough. But what starts as a plucky coup soon escalates - and soon the castle is wrenched away to a far-flung corner of the kingdom, where whispers mount of a mysterious ancient maiden whose magpies collect her debts at dangerous prices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, the stakes are higher than the tallest turrets, and every move counts. Burr must work with his sisters and friends - and rely on the unexpected help of a strange and intriguing heiress - to unravel the secrets of the Magpie Maiden and the origins of the Great Game before he becomes just another casualty of the Players' deadly contest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Nook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58433078264189,"sku":"9781529090642","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/6525\/8945\/files\/9781529090642_9285f0ae-33b3-4cfe-ac83-bcf914cf8a5f.jpg?v=1784811384","url":"https:\/\/www.booknookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781529090642","provider":"The Book Nook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}