{"product_id":"a-far-better-thing-h-g-parry-paperback","title":"A Far Better Thing -- H. G. Parry, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Strange \u0026amp; Mr Norrell \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eA Tale of Two Cities\u003c\/i\u003e in H. G. Parry's \u003ci\u003eA Far Better Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, a heart-rending fantasy of faery revenge set during the French Revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost Anticipated SSF Books 2025--\u003ci\u003eThe Nerd Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI feared this was the best of times; I hoped it could not get any worse.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe faeries stole Sydney Carton as a child, and made him a mortal servant of the Faery Realm. Now, he has a rare opportunity for revenge against the fae and Charles Darnay, the changeling left in his stead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt will take magic and cunning--cold iron and Realm silver--to hide his intentions from humans and fae and bring his plans to fruition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShuttling between London and Paris during the Reign of Terror, generations of violence-begetting-violence lead him to a heartbreaking choice in the shadow of the guillotine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H. G. Parry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250334183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2025 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eH. G. PARRY is the author of several books including \u003ci\u003eThe Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep\u003c\/i\u003e, the Shadow Histories duology, and \u003ci\u003eThe Magician's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e. She holds a PhD in English Literature from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and divides her time between her tiny Wellington flat and a house on the Kapiti Coast where she lives with her sister and a menagerie of small animals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"H. G. Parry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49739108516068,"sku":"9781250334183","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781250334183.jpg?v=1787990494","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/a-far-better-thing-h-g-parry-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}