{"product_id":"an-alchemy-of-masques-and-mirrors-book-one-in-the-risen-kingdoms-the-risen-kingdoms-1","title":"An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors: Book One in the Risen Kingdoms (The Risen Kingdoms, 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0765389592\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Craddock, Curtis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors is Curtis Craddock's delightful and engrossing fantasy debut featuring a genius heroine and her guardian, a royal musketeer, which Brandon Sanderson calls, \"A great read!\"Born with a physical disability, no magical talent, and a precocious intellect, Princess Isabelle des Zephyrs has lived her life being underestimated by her family and her kingdom. The only person who appreciates her true self is Jean-Claude, the fatherly musketeer who had guarded her since birth.All shall change, however, when an unlikely marriage proposal is offered, to the second son of a dying king in an empire collapsing into civil war.But the last two women betrothed to this prince were murdered, and a sorcerer-assassin is bent on making Isabelle the third. Isabelle and Jean-Claude plunge into a great maze of prophecy, intrigue, and betrayal, where everyone wears masks of glamour and lies. Step by dangerous step, Isabelle must unravel the lies of her enemies and discovers a truth more perilous than any deception.A setting fabulous and strange, heroes to cheer for, villains to detest, a twisty, tricky plot - I love this novel! -Lawrence Watt EvansA thrilling adventure full of palace intrigue, mysterious ancient mechanisms, and aerial sailing ships! -David D. Levine\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Miakarts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49680774234352,"sku":"NEW0765389592","price":38.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/ethereallybeautiful.com\/products\/an-alchemy-of-masques-and-mirrors-book-one-in-the-risen-kingdoms-the-risen-kingdoms-1","provider":"Ethereally Beautiful","version":"1.0","type":"link"}