{"product_id":"the-absolute-book-a-novel","title":"The Absolute Book: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA bewitching epic fantasy about a revenge killing, a mysterious scroll box that has survived centuries of fires, and the book that changed everythingIntricately plotted and gorgeously written, The Absolute Book is a cinematic tale that is by turns dark and dreamlike, yet ultimately hopeful. Deborah Harkness, New York Times bestselling author of A Discovery of WitchesAn instant classic . . . It is everything fantasy should be. The GuardianTaryn Cornick believes that the pasther sisters violent death, and her own illconceived revengeis behind her, and she can get on with her life. She has written a successful book about the things that threaten libraries: insects, damp, light, fire, carelessness and uncaring . . . but not all of the attention it brings her is good.A policeman, Jacob Berger, questions her about a cold case. Then there are questions about a fire in the library at her grandparents house and an ancient scroll box known as the Firestarter, as well as threatening phone calls and a mysterious illness. Finally a shadowy young man named Shift appears, forcing Taryn and Jacob toward a reckoning felt in more than one world.The Absolute Book is epic, actionpacked fantasy in which hidden treasures are recovered, wicked things resurface, birds can talk, and dead sisters are a living force. It is a book of journeys and returns, from contemporary England to Auckland, New Zealand; from a magical fairyland to Purgatory. Above all, it is a declaration of love for stories and the ways in which they shape our worlds and create gods out of mortals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viking Drill \u0026 Tool","offers":[{"title":"Knox, Elizabeth \/ hardcover","offer_id":47846674923765,"sku":"DADAX0593296737","price":13.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/91omaVDXmoL.jpg?v=1773838598","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/the-absolute-book-a-novel","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}