{"product_id":"wildwood-imperium-9780857863300","title":"Wildwood Imperium","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young girl''s midnight séance awakens a long-slumbering malevolent spirit . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA band of runaway orphans allies with an underground collective of saboteurs and plans a daring rescue of their friends, imprisoned in the belly of an industrial wasteland . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo old friends draw closer to their goal of bringing together a pair of exiled toy makers in order to reanimate a mechanical boy prince . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the fate of Wildwood hangs in the balance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe third book in the \u003ci\u003eWildwood Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich, moving, and dazzling story, by turns funny and profound. Both Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis are at the height of their gifts with \u003ci\u003eWildwood Imperium.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the WILDWOOD trilogy:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Once I stepped inside I never wanted to leave\u003c\/p\u003e -- LEMONY SNICKET\u003cbr\u003eA richly satisfying weave of reality and fantasy *  * New York Times *  *\u003cbr\u003eA haunting and beautiful adventure. Brilliant -- MATT HAIG\u003cbr\u003eIrresistible -- TRENTON LEE STEWART\u003cbr\u003eDroll and ornate, elegiac and romantic - the sequel to \u003ci\u003eWildwood\u003c\/i\u003e brings readers deeper into and under the pine-scented, magical world . . . The incomparable Ellis more than rises to the challenge - her sly, wistful, abundant illustrations provide an emotional through line *  * Kirkus Reviews *  *\u003cbr\u003eThis vivid picaresque fantasy . . . with stylish line drawings and colour plates . . . is an unpretentiously written tale with a strong start, an engaging denouement and a green theme -- Nicolette Jones *  * Sunday Times Culture Magazine *  *\u003cbr\u003e[\u003ci\u003eWildwood\u003c\/i\u003e] is like the wild, strange forest it describes. It is full of suspense and danger and frightening things the world has never seen, and once I stepped inside I never wanted to leave -- LEMONY SNICKET, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events\u003cbr\u003eA beautiful object and a beautiful read. One half fairy tale, one half coming-of-age story, one half unrepentantly gorgeous work of art, this book is overflowing with gifts -- JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406324867415,"sku":"9780857863300","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857863300.jpg?v=1730495397","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wildwood-imperium-9780857863300","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}