{"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 everything\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Intricately 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 Witches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An instant classic . . . It is everything fantasy should be.\" --The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaryn Cornick believes that the past--her sister's violent death, and her own ill-conceived revenge--is 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Absolute Book is epic, action-packed 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","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45829842731253,"sku":"9780593296738","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0643\/3223\/4997\/files\/9780593296738.jpg?v=1725208158","url":"https:\/\/www.remisae.com\/products\/the-absolute-book-a-novel","provider":"Remis Arcane Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}