{"product_id":"travel-light-9781931520140","title":"Travel Light","description":"\"\u003ci\u003eTravel Light\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Halla, a girl born to a king but cast out onto the hills to die. She lives among bears; she lives among dragons. But the time of dragons is passing, and Odin All-Father offers Halla a choice: Will she stay dragonish and hoard wealth and possessions, or will she travel light?\"\u003cbr\u003e--Amal El-Mohtar, NPR, You Must Read This \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the dark ages to modern times, from the dragons of medieval forests to Constantinople, this is a fantastic and philosophical fairy-tale journey that will appeal to fans of Harry Potter, Diana Wynne Jones, and T. H. White's \u003ci\u003eThe Sword in the Stone.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"No one knows better how to spin a fairy tale than Naomi Mitchison.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Read it now.\"--Ursula K. Le Guin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"You will love this book.\"--Holly Black \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The enchantments of Travel Light contain more truth, more straight talking, a grittier, harder-edged view of the world than any of the mundane descriptions of daily life you will find in ... science fiction stories.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- Paul Kincaid, SF Site \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A gem of a book.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- Strange Horizons \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Every page is full of magic and wonder....well worth seeking out.\"-- Rambles \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Combines the best of Rowling and Pullman, being full of magic and fantasy with the hard edge of reality sharp at its edges.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- The New Review\/LauraHird.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Small Beer Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781931520140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.02h x 5.60w x 0.38d","brand":"Naomi Mitchison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36670857642140,"sku":"9781931520140","price":11.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_93a62460-d8bb-4943-a89a-1b97f4fd7efe.jpg?v=1603923802","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/travel-light-9781931520140","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}