{"product_id":"the-winged-histories-paperback","title":"The Winged Histories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSofia Samatar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour women, soldier, scholar, poet, and socialite are caught up on different sides of a violent rebellion. As war erupts and their families are torn apart, they fear they may disappear into the unwritten pages of history. Using the sword and the pen, the body and the voice, they struggle not just to survive, but to make history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is the much-anticipated companion novel to Sofia Samatar's award-winning debut, \u003ci\u003eA Stranger in Olondria. The Winged Histories\u003c\/i\u003e is the saga of an empire--and a family: their friendships, their enduring love, their arcane and deadly secrets. Samatar asks who makes history, who endures it, and how the turbulence of historical change sweeps over every aspect of a life and over everyone, no matter whether or not they choose to seek it out.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Winged Histories: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Like an alchemist, Sofia Samatar spins golden landscapes and dazzling sentences.... a fantasy novel for those who take their sentences with the same slow, unfolding beauty as a cup of jasmine tea, and for adventurers like Tav, who are willing to charge ahead into the unknown.\"--\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A highly recommended indulgence.\"\u003cbr\u003e--N.K. Jemisin, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Above all, it's a story about love--the terrible love that tears lives apart. Doomed love; impossible love; love that requires a rewriting of the rules, be it for a country, a person, or a story.\"--Jenn Northington, Tor.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An imaginative, poetic, and dark meditation on how history gets made.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eHello Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSofia Samatar is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eA Stranger in Olondria\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Winged Histories, \u003c\/i\u003e the short story collection, \u003ci\u003eTender, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMonster Portraits, \u003c\/i\u003e a collaboration with her brother, the artist Del Samatar. She is the recipient of the William L. Crawford Award, the Astounding Award, the British Fantasy Award, and the World Fantasy Award. She teaches Arabic literature, African literature, and speculative fiction at James Madison Universi\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 337\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47247599075577,"sku":"9781618731371","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/QWVRSEc2eEp6cHNBWHpyUDYyeWw5UT09.webp?v=1768626806","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-winged-histories-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}