{"product_id":"spear-9781250819321","title":"Spear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Spectacular--I've been waiting years for this book to exist.\" --Maria Dahvana Headley, author of \u003ci\u003eBeowulf: A New Translation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf Le Guin wrote a Camelot story, I imagine it would feel like \u003ci\u003eSpear\u003c\/i\u003e: humane, intelligent, and deeply beautiful. It's a new story with very old bones, a strange place that feels like home. --Alix E. Harrow, author of\u003ci\u003e A Spindle Splintered\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe left all she knew to find who she could be . . . \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe grows up in the wild wood, in a cave with her mother, but visions of a faraway lake drift to her on the spring breeze, scented with promise. And when she hears a traveler speak of Artos, king of Caer Leon, she decides her future lies at his court. So, brimming with magic and eager to test her strength, she breaks her covenant with her mother and sets out on her bony gelding for Caer Leon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her stolen hunting spear and mended armour, she is an unlikely hero, not a chosen one, but one who forges her own bright path. Aflame with determination, she begins a journey of magic and mystery, love, lust and fights to death. On her adventures, she will steal the hearts of beautiful women, fight warriors and sorcerers, and make a place to call home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe legendary author of \u003ci\u003eHild\u003c\/i\u003e returns with an unforgettable hero and a queer Arthurian masterpiece for the modern era. Nicola Griffith's \u003ci\u003eSpear \u003c\/i\u003eis a spellbinding vision of the Camelot we've longed for, a Camelot that belongs to us all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tordotcom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250819321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2021 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nicola Griffith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41635561046197,"sku":"9781250819321","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a5179c02-5af7-45c4-942c-732ea16df5b9.jpg?v=1645502708","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/spear-9781250819321","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}