{"product_id":"9781781087947","title":"Phoenix Extravagant","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePhoenix Extravagant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Yoon Ha Lee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new blockbuster original fantasy work from Nebula, Hugo and Clarke award nominated author Yoon Ha Lee!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDragons. Art. Revolution.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGyen Jebi isn’t a fighter, or a subversive. They just want to paint.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne day they’re jobless and desperate; the next, Jebi finds themself recruited by the Ministry of Armor to paint the mystical sigils that animate the occupying government’s automaton soldiers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when Jebi discovers the depths of the Razanei government’s horrifying crimes—and the awful source of the magical pigments they use—they find they can no longer stay out of politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat they \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ecan \u003c\/i\u003edo is steal Arazi, the ministry’s mighty dragon automaton, and find a way to fight…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Powerful. Unforgettable. This is another amazing piece of work.\" -- Stephen Baxter\u003cbr\u003e\"A fiercely original and enchanting new fantasy.\" -- Adrian Tchaikovsky\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a story about the intersection between art and culture; it's about how art isn't frivolous but vital, especially in times of turmoil. A thought-provoking and very timely book.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSciFiNow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An arresting tale of loyalty, identity, and the power of art... Lee’s masterful storytelling is sure to wow.” -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A story of art, love, human connection, the power of creation, colonialism, and the roles we all have to play in fighting oppression.\" -- Paul Weimer\u003cbr\u003e“A powerful, deeply moving book that is a wonderful read, without question one of the best of the year.” -- \u003ci\u003eEvery Book a Doorway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The emphasis on art and painting gives the writing a poetic quality, added to by the elements of magic and mythology, which shows the depth of Lee’s research with a deft hand.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Nerd Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An elegant, eloquent novel, tense and full of incident.\" -- \u003ci\u003eLocus Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePhoenix Extravagant\u003c\/i\u003e is a book containing ruminations on imperialism, the function and sanctity of art, acculturation, and the morality of love. It also contains a bloody big and unexpectedly adorable mechanical dragon.\" -- Jonathan L. Howard\u003cbr\u003e\"A gloriously imaginative silkpunk fantasy.\" --\u003ci\u003e SFX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A lovely fantasy that eschews epic \u003ci\u003esturm\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eund\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003edrang\u003c\/i\u003e for small-scale challenges, full of tenderness, brutality, and quotidian living.\" -- Paul di Filippo, \u003ci\u003eLocus Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Yoon’s story-telling is mesmeric.\" -- \u003ci\u003eStarburst Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed one of the best books of 2020 by Den of Geek.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781781087947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Solaris","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40590202110158,"sku":"9781781087947","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_c03ab062-bd6b-4e09-ac22-4bb8ca78e804.jpg?v=1646343861","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781781087947","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}