{"product_id":"9781529158014-book-of-sand","title":"The Book of Sand","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Book of Sand\u003c\/b\u003e: the first novel in an epic series created by one of the most gifted and invented storytellers of the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Shocking and satisfying .a compelling, absorbingly different quest fantasy'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An utterly original novel from an extraordinarily creative mind' Karin Slaughter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Unique and fearless' \u003c\/b\u003eMark Billingham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I inhaled it! It's beautifully written and utterly compelling' \u003c\/b\u003eHarriet Tyce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fearless and compelling, lyrical and devastating by turns, the story never slackens pace.' \u003c\/b\u003eJane Corry\u003cbr\u003e______________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSAND. A hostile world of burning sun.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOutlines of several once-busy cities shimmer on the horizon. Now empty of inhabitants, their buildings lie in ruins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the distance a group of people - a family - walk towards us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAhead lies shelter: a 'shuck' the family call home and which they know they must reach before the light fails, as to be out after dark is to invite danger and almost certain death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo survive in this alien world of shifting sand, they must find an object hidden in or near water. But other families want it too. And they are willing to fight to the death to make it theirs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is beginning to rain in Fairfax County, Virginia \u003c\/b\u003ewhen McKenzie Strathie wakes up. An ordinary teenage girl living an ordinary life - except that the previous night she found a sand-lizard in her bed, and now she's beginning to question everything around her, especially who she really is .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo very different worlds featuring a group of extraordinary characters driven to the very limit of their endurance in a place where only the strongest will survive.\u003cbr\u003e______________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore praise for The Book of Sand .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Audacious, extraordinary and absolutely awesome' \u003cb\u003eAlex North\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A future classic that exists between darkness and light. I was completely entranced by it' \u003cb\u003eChristopher Fowler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A huge and brilliant and engaging read. It feels like a place I have been to rather than words on a page' \u003cb\u003eAlice Jolly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A remarkable achievement' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eShots Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eWhat we have here is a fantasy about faith and the search for spiritual certainty. [an] ambitious religious parable.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e______________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders love The Book of Sand .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This was \u003cb\u003ethe best reading experience of a lifetime.\u003c\/b\u003e I fear the words haven't yet been invented to describe how good the book is. It deserves to be a huge bestseller.'\u003cbr\u003e'I would absolutely die for a movie adaptation of this one in the future!' \u003cbr\u003e'The Book of Sand is \u003cb\u003edazzling, lyrical, surreal \u003c\/b\u003eand a beautiful legacy.'\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eabsolute must read!\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e'I did not want to put it down at any point.'\u003cbr\u003e'A gripping read.'\u003cbr\u003e'Couldn't put it down. 5*.'\u003cbr\u003e'This was a \u003cb\u003epage turner that was totally original in concept\u003c\/b\u003e.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944678469729,"sku":"9781529158014","price":9.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32289414.jpg?v=1737351697","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529158014-book-of-sand","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}