{"product_id":"clockwork-boys-by-t-kingfisher-9781835413654","title":"Clockwork Boys","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the first book of this touching and darkly comic duology, a paladin, a forger, an assassin, and a scholar ride out of town on an espionage mission with deadly serious stakes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen forger Slate is convicted of treason, she faces a death sentence. But her unique gift for sniffing out magic (literally) earns her a reprieve of sorts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlong with a paladin, Caliban, possessed by a demon, her murderous ex-lover, and an irritating misogynist scholar, Slate sets off on a mission to learn about the \u003ci\u003eClockwork Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, deadly mechanical soldiers from a neighbouring kingdom who have been terrorising their lands. If they succeed, rewards and pardons await, but they must survive a long journey through enemy territory to reach Anuket City. And Slate has her own reasons to dread returning to her former home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSlate and her crew aren't the first to be sent on this mission. None of their predecessors have returned, and Slate can't help but feel they've exchanged one death sentence for another. Her increasing closeness to Caliban isn't helping matters: for the first time in a long time, Slate might actually care about surviving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46703078179052,"sku":"9781835413654","price":22.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13207153482841.jpg?v=1753945025","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/clockwork-boys-by-t-kingfisher-9781835413654","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}