{"product_id":"hild","title":"Hild","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Truly, truly remarkable'' Karen Joy Fowler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Extraordinary...resonates to many of the same chords as \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e, the legends of King Arthur, \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones''\u003c\/i\u003e Neal Stephenson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''You are a prophet and seer with the brightest mind in an age. Your blood is that of the man who should have been king ...That''s what the king and his lords see. And they will \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ekill you, one day''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn seventh century Britain, a new religion is coming ashore while small kingdoms are merging, frequently and violently. Hild is the king''s youngest niece, with a glittering mind and natural authority, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe is destined to become one of the pivotal figures of the early Middle Ages: Saint Hilda of Whitby. But for now she has only the powerful curiosity of a child and the precarious advantage of a plotting uncle, Edwin of Northumbria, who will stop at nothing to beome king of the Angles. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHild establishes herself at her uncle''s side as the king''s seer, and becomes indispensable - as long as all goes well for Edwin. The stakes are high - life and death - for Hild, her family and for all those who seek the protection of this strange girl who seems to see the future. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this vivid, utterly compelling novel, Nicola Griffith has brought the Early Middle Ages to life in an extraordinary act of alchemy, transporting the reader into a mesmerising, unforgettable world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319162708350,"sku":"NW9780349134239","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780349134239.jpg?v=1778658138","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/hild","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}