{"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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\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\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781497642317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.46d","brand":"R. a. MacAvoy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36654434058396,"sku":"9781497642317","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8a3cea69-d7fa-466a-966c-7c02215a3168.jpg?v=1603883374","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/twisting-the-rope-9781497642317","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}