{"product_id":"the-burning-stone-9780756414238","title":"The Burning Stone","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the Crown of Stars series:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In the Jaran series, Elliott proved herself good at setting up \u003cb\u003econflict on a grand scale\u003c\/b\u003e…. Here she creates a complex fantasy world with intriguing parallels to European history, colorful characters, and plenty of action and magic.” —\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The saga’s world is extremely well built, its pacing is brisk enough to keep the pages fluttering…. This certainly could become \u003cb\u003eone of the best multivolume fantasies\u003c\/b\u003e—fans, take note!” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Elliott has a gift for creating grim, dark settings as well as swashbuckling action scenes (both magical and material) worthy of Rafael Sabatini. This is a \u003cb\u003esplendid piece of intelligent entertainment\u003c\/b\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A \u003cb\u003esolidly engrossing addition\u003c\/b\u003e to a worthwhile series.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Kate Elliott, an excellent fantasist, writes \u003cb\u003elush and lyrical scenes\u003c\/b\u003e and uses her characters to scale down cosmic events to a human scale.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ms. Elliott continues to weave \u003cb\u003ean elegantly intricate tapestry\u003c\/b\u003e of full-bodied characters who will fascinate and intrigue readers up to the very last page.”—\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e (now\u003ci\u003e RT Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eStrong plotting, thorough world building\u003c\/b\u003e and sound characterization and character development make this novel a must-purchase for those collections that have invested in the rest of the series.”—\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Elliott has created \u003cb\u003ea world with depth and color\u003c\/b\u003e and peopled it with a large cast of characters, all poised on the brink of a cataclysmic conclusion.”—\u003ci\u003eSF Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a very good climax to a very long series…. The writing is \u003cb\u003eclear and excellent\u003c\/b\u003e, the universe is interesting, the politics and warfare believable.”—\u003ci\u003eSFRevu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Elliott has developed \u003cb\u003eas real a fantasy realm as any writer working in the genre\u003c\/b\u003e, and the very complexity of the story contributes to its verisimilitude.”—\u003ci\u003eChronicle\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Astra Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862929408343,"sku":"9780756414238","price":29.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780756414238.jpg?v=1759919121","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-burning-stone-9780756414238","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}