{"product_id":"the-shadow-master-isbn-9780857665157","title":"The Shadow Master","description":"In a land riven with plague, inside the infamous Walled City, two families vie for control: the Medicis with their genius inventor Leonardo; the Lorraines with Galileo, the most brilliant alchemist of his generation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And when two star-crossed lovers, one from either house, threaten the status quo, a third, shadowy power – one that forever seems a step ahead of all of the familial warring – plots and schemes, and bides its time, ready for the moment to attack...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Assassination; ancient, impossible machines; torture and infamy – just another typical day in paradise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFile Under\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cb\u003eFantasy\u003c\/b\u003e [ Wherefore Art Thou | Fathers of Invention | Unexpected Journeys | Secrets \u0026amp; Lies ]“The Shadow Master is one of the best written books that I have come across in a long time when you look at the narration and writing style that Craig Cormick uses it is just impossible to let this book down for just a few minutes. The whole idea behind the story of The Shadow Master again is something that I haven’t encountered in a long while, yes I read fairy tale adaptations but a retelling of Romeo and Juliet wasn’t something that I had dared to imagine. And lets above all not forget the ever presence of two of histories most adapt inventors: Da Vinci and Galileo. Pretty cool and Craig Cormick really knows how to build the right setting for the occasion. I have high hopes for the sequel.”\u003cbr\u003e– \u003cb\u003eThe Book Plank\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What I did not expect when I first read the synopsis for this novel was Cormick’s dark sense of humor. This is a story filled with assassins, murders, kidnappings, and both graphic and unsettling visuals. But even in some of the darkest parts of the book I found myself laughing out loud. I guess if I would have to make up a genre for The Shadow Master it would be called acid grimdark.”\u003cbr\u003e– \u003cb\u003eAvid Fantasy Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I recommend you to read The Shadow Master, a story that takes an adventure where love is the key for everything; happiness, justice, revenge, and always does what is better for the everyone. Read of a land lost to diseases and a battle for power where there is more than just two adversaries but much more hidden in the shadows.”\u003cbr\u003e– \u003cb\u003eOpen Book Society\u003c\/b\u003eCRAIG CORMICK is an award-winning author and science communicator. He has published over a dozen books – short story collections, novels and non-fiction – with both independent and mainstream publishers. He includes amongst his greatest writing junkets being a writer in residence at the University of Science in Malaysia, and receiving an Antarctic Arts Fellowship to travel to Antarctica – where, against expectations, he did not uncover any secret Nazi bases.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Angry Robot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304095174885,"sku":"NP9780857665157","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780857665157.jpg?v=1767741477","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-shadow-master-isbn-9780857665157","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}