{"product_id":"mothsblood","title":"Mothsblood","description":"\u003cb\u003eWELCOME TO UNIVERSITÉ MEURDRAC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHOME TO BRILLIANT ALCHEMISTS.\u003cbr\u003eTHE HEART OF AN IMPOSSIBLE CRIME.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep into the heart of Paris with this lush and thrilling dark academia fantasy that follows a young alchemist running from a dark past - perfect for fans of Babel, Ninth House and Blood Over Bright Haven.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A triumph of a debut.' \u003c\/b\u003eCHLOE GONG, NO. 1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eIMMORTAL LONGINGS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eabsolutely captivating and lusciously vicious\u003c\/b\u003e tale, Jung's debut is \u003cb\u003ea must-read \u003c\/b\u003efor lovers of complex protagonists and dark academia fantasy.' KIERSTEN WHITE, NO. 1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLING AUTHOR OF\u003ci\u003e LUCY UNDYING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book is an intoxicating addition to the dark academia canon. \u003cb\u003eIn a word, extraordinary\u003c\/b\u003e.' BRIGITTE KNIGHTLEY, \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE IRRESISTIBLE URGE TO FALL FOR YOUR ENEMY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e__________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Larkspur Lee arrived in Paris, it was with nothing more than the ambition in her veins and the magic under her skin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a student of Meurdrac, one of the few remaining alchemical universities, she burns to prove herself; she must fight twice as hard - and be twice as cunning - if she wants to be considered worthy of immortality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut after the shocking death of the university’s headmistress, the immortal Petronelle Flamel, she instead finds herself at the heart of an impossible crime - one where the only evidence whispers of Lark's past. Matters are further complicated when the mentor she crossed an ocean to escape re-enters her life, enticing her to his side once again while secretly wielding an agenda of his own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the mysterious investigator assigned to the case, Violaine, becomes convinced that more sinister works are responsible for the murder, Lark must wrestle with both the university's dark secrets and her own as the life she's meticulously built for herself begins to unravel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd as everything around her delves into chaos, Lark has no choice but to decide if the power she desires is truly worth the price.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'With prose so beautiful I wanted to underline every single line, \u003c\/b\u003eLynn D. Jung crafts a world that feels vividly, tangibly real and characters that feel even realer: \u003cb\u003eflawed, full of longing, and wonderfully complex\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMOTHSBLOOD \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea gorgeous, haunting debut' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBAR FRIDMAN-TELL, AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eHONEYSUCKLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is dark academia examined through its most illuminating and necessary lens. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJung is carving out a league of her own\u003c\/b\u003e.'\u003cbr\u003eK. M. FAJARDO, AUTHOR OF LOCAL HEAVENS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornerstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57260976669016,"sku":"9781529972078","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781529972078_9574c6b3-c1fa-4e8e-b006-5903268476ca.jpg?v=1778827552","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/mothsblood","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}