{"title":"Books by Natania Barron","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781949160703","title":"Tales From The Mount","description":"The blasted expanse of the Shadow Barrens has menaced the Kingdom of the Blue Rose for generations. Legends of its sinister residents and the fallen glories of long-lost Mount Oritaun have provoked both fear and wistful hope. Now, an envoy from that lost kingdom has made contact, and a history long forgotten by all but a few scholars has been brought to light. But the armies of Shadow loom over Mount Oritaun, and its lunar light may soon be extinguished forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTales from the Mount features nine short stories which visit the deadly Shadow Barrens, wicked fallen Austium, and the lunar glories of Mount Oritaun. These are the tales of a people lost, the shattered pieces of an ancient and proud civilization, and the sinister stain that has crept over those legacies in the generations since the Doom of Faenaria. Come explore some of the most tragic parts of the Blue Rose setting with us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthors for this anthology include Natania Barron, Nerine Dorman, Georgina Kamsika, Rhiannon Louve, Michael Matheson, Tiffany Trent, Caias Ward, and Suzanne Willis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis anthology is tied to the Envoys to the Mount campaign book for Blue Rose: The Roleplaying Game of Romantic Fantasy from Green Ronin Publishing.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43127963418802,"sku":"9781949160703","price":14.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781949160703.jpg?v=1786030686"},{"product_id":"9781837860616","title":"Queen of None","description":"* WINNER OF THE MANLY WADE WELLMAN AWARD 2021 * 'A captivating look at the intriguing figures in King Arthur's golden realm' - KIRKUS'A layered, engaging retelling, sure to please fans of the Arthurian tales' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'Readers could slip from the mundane to the fantastical at any moment' - LIBRARY JOURNAL'Barron's take will leave readers with entirely new insights into Arthurian legend' - BOOKLIST \"THROUGH ALL THE AGES, AND IN THE HEARTS OF MEN, YOU WILL BE FORGOTTEN\" Married at twelve, and a mother soon after, King Arthur's sister Anna did not live a young life full of promise. She bore three strong sons and delivered the kingdom of Orkney to her brother by way of her marriage. She did as she was asked, invisible and useful - for her name, her dowry, and her womb.Now, twenty years after she left her home, Anna is summoned back to Carelon with the crown of her now-dead husband, to face the demons of her childhood: her sisters Morgen, Elaine and Morgause; Merlin and his scheming priests; and Bedevere, the man she once loved.Carelon is changing, and Anna must change with it. New threats lurk in the shadows, and a strange power begins to awaken in her. If she is to be more than a pawn in others' plans, she must bargain her own strength, and family, in pursuit of her ambition - and revenge.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307411747189,"sku":"9781837860616","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781837860616_9309427a-98d0-433f-ad15-b703deec11b6.jpg?v=1786027873"},{"product_id":"9781837860654","title":"Queen of Mercy","description":"PRAISE FOR THE QUEENS OF FATE TRILOGY:'A captivating look at the intriguing figures in King Arthur's golden realm' - KIRKUS 'A layered, engaging retelling, sure to please fans of the Arthurian tales' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'Readers could slip from the mundane to the fantastical at any moment' - LIBRARY JOURNAL 'Barron's take will leave readers with entirely new insights into Arthurian legend' - BOOKLIST  \"THE FIRST BORN OF ARTHUR WILL BRING HIS END.\" When the high priestess Vyvian du Lac dies, Morgen le Fay - acolyte to the priestess, midwife to queens, apprentice to Merlin - is left mysteriously bereft of magic. She finds herself transported to the wild, ancient forest of Brocéliande, which she must cross - and survive - to save Carelon from disaster. And death itself, it seems, is close on her heels. Morgen's daughter Llachlyn, her cousin Sir Galahad and their friend, the squire Percival, share a vision of the mysterious graal. Mawra - Arthur's jealous, spiteful queen, with ambitions on the graal of her own - threatens to send Llachlyn to a nunnery, but with Galahad's help she and Percival escape north to her cousin Sir Gawain's home. Gawain and Hwyfar, who have spent ten peaceful years away from court in a forbidden marriage, are now swept back into the secrets, lies and politics of Carelon. Merlin's darkest prophecy looms, the Council of Nine - Morgen's secret council of sorceresses - is broken, and the battle for Arthur's legacy has just begun...","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307827147125,"sku":"9781837860654","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781837860654_8f4b16a6-5219-45f0-a3b5-5722bc89fbea.jpg?v=1786027875"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-natania-barron.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}