{"product_id":"9780765321886","title":"Ghostlight","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eGhostlight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Marion Zimmer Bradley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGhostlight\u003c\/i\u003e, this wonderful contemporary fantasy by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller Marion Zimmer Bradley was named \"Best Fantasy Novel of the Year\" by \u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e when it was first published.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThorne Blackburn claimed to have magickal powers, to be able to tap into ancient wisdom.  Others claimed he was a fake, cheating his many followers out of their money and destroying their free well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe truth may never be known . . . one dark, climactic night thirty years ago, Blackburn's most powerful ritual went horribly awry, leaving his flock shattered and one woman dead.  Blackburn himself vanished.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow the scattered remains of Blackburn's followers have rallied around a new leader, the charismatic Justin Pilgrim.  Hearing this, Thorne Blackburn's daughter, Truth, returns to the site of her mother's death and father's disappearance.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Truth has many unanswered questions.  Where are her long-lost half-siblings?  Was her mother's death an accident or murder?  Is Pilgrim a charlatan, or are his claimed powers real?  If he completes Thorne's ritual, will someone else die?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe answers will lead Truth to a deeply powerful truth of her own, one that will change her life forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Marion Zimmer Bradley is the mistress of several genres.  Nobody does it better.” —\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Thoroughly absorbing.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An atmospheric gothic . . . . [A] tart touch of humor threads throughout the book.” —\u003ci\u003eThe San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Colorful compelling writing . . . by a master storyteller.” —\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765321886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40656562454734,"sku":"9780765321886","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_73d587df-b067-4705-8542-e03166b8d2e5.jpg?v=1639450287","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765321886","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}