{"title":"About Fawkes","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #eeb31a;\"\u003eSummary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003eA stand-alone historical fantasy set in early 1600s England about a young man determined to find a cure for the plague that is slowly turning him to stone. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #eeb31a;\"\u003eStats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eYA (16+ years) historical fantasy (a fantasy with a strong historical feel, with head nods to real people, places, and events)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries length:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eStandalone book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eViolence: \u003c\/strong\u003eStrong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagic\/Supernatural:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eStrong \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRomance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristian\/spiritual element:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate allegorical elements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommendation: \u003c\/strong\u003eThose who enjoy both fantasy and historical genres\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fawkes-by-nadine-brandes","title":"Fawkes by Nadine Brandes","description":"\u003cp\u003eStand alone novel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuy Fawkes’s son must join his father’s plot to kill the king if he’s to survive the plague overtaking his body in this reimagined fantastical history of the Gunpowder Plot. Remember, remember the fifth of November.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 17th-century London, two forces rule the people: the color powers and the Stone Plague. Brown masks can manipulate wood. Black masks control the night. And red masks . . . well, red is the color of blood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Fawkes needs a gray mask so he can remove the stone that has invaded his body and will ultimately take his life. But when he fails his color test, his only hope is to track down his father, the infamous Guy Fawkes, and demand his color mask.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut his father has other plans: to kill the king.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas must join forces with his father if he wants to save his own life. When his errands for the cause bring him time and again to Emma Areben, a former classmate, he is exposed to a whole new brand of magic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmma doesn’t control just one color—she controls them all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd she wants to show Thomas the full power of color magic, but it goes against everything his father is fighting for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf Thomas sides with his father, he could save his own life. But it would destroy Emma and her family. To save one, he must sacrifice the other\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo matter Thomas’s choice, one thing is clear: once the decision is made and the color masks have been put on, there’s no turning back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpening\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLines:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI wasn't ready to turn to stone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI leaned so close to the small wall mirror that my nose left a grease spot on the glass, but I held still. Or tried to. I couldn't control the trembling. The grease spot smeared.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy right eye reflected a bright-blue iris, but it was the left side of my face that held me a whisper away from the mirror. Cracked stone blossomed from the chiseled marble that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eshould\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e have been an eye. The ball didn't move; the lid didn't blink. I lifted shaking fingers to my face. Petrification tickled the hairline of my eyebrow. A single infected hair protruded like a stone needle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe plague was spreading. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imagination Investigation Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46628738498786,"sku":"","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/8348\/5410\/files\/FantasyFawkes-Brandes.png?v=1751911774"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/8348\/5410\/collections\/FantasyFawkes-Brandes.png?v=1758419509","url":"https:\/\/yvbmmp-18.myshopify.com\/collections\/about-fawkes.oembed","provider":"Imagination Investigation Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}