{"product_id":"palaces-of-the-crow","title":"Palaces of the Crow","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399637602\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Trade paperback (UK)\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2026\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Locus and Hugo Award-winning author Ray Nayler, this haunting novel blends history and speculative wonder into a story of survival, loyalty and the fragile beauty of life in the darkest of times.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for Ray Nayler\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'first-rate science fiction' - \u003cb\u003eCORY DOCTOROW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'masterful' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSCIFI MIND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'intelligent, ambitious and thought-provoking' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSFF WORLD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'cerebral' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJune 1941, Eastern Europe. \u003c\/b\u003eAs the German blitzkrieg tears across a divided continent, four young lives are thrown into chaos: Neriya, a young Jewish girl who dreams of becoming a scientist; Czeslaw, an underage Polish deserter fleeing the Red Army; Kezia, a Roma horse trader whose family is on the run from Soviet collectivisation; and a nameless,, abandoned boy who cannot speak.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDriven deep into the Lithuanian woods, they form an unbreakable bond with one another and with a flock of crows whose uncanny intelligence hints at a secret older and stranger than they could ever have imagined.","brand":"ALLIANCE DIST - SF","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41859908337797,"sku":"PR434147","price":43.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TTG9864QX04D.jpg?v=1789112202","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.com.au\/products\/palaces-of-the-crow","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}