{"product_id":"moon-witch-spider-king","title":"Moon Witch, Spider King","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-about-the-book\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"slot product-about 9780735220218 isbn-related seemoreenable show opened\" id=\"seemore-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" height-fold=\"377\" target-height=\"721.438\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom Marlon James, author of the bestselling National Book Award finalist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBlack Leopard, Red Wolf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, the second book in the Dark Star trilogy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlack Leopard, Red Wolf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Sogolon the Moon Witch proved a worthy adversary to Tracker as they clashed across a mythical African landscape in search of a mysterious boy who disappeared. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMoon Witch, Spider King\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Sogolon takes center stage and gives her own account of what happened to the boy, and how she plotted and fought, triumphed and failed as she looked for him. It’s also the story of a century-long feud—seen through the eyes of a 177-year-old witch—that Sogolon had with the Aesi, chancellor to the king. It is said that Aesi works so closely with the king that together they are like the eight limbs of one spider. Aesi’s power is considerable—and deadly. It takes brains and courage to challenge him, which Sogolon does for reasons of her own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth a brilliant narrative device—seeing the story told in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlack Leopard, Red Wolf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from the perspective of an adversary and a woman—as well as a fascinating battle between different versions of empire, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMoon Witch, Spider King\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e delves into Sogolon’s world as she fights to tell her own story. Part adventure tale, part chronicle of an indomitable woman who bows to no man, it is a fascinating novel that explores power, personality, and the places where they overlap.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more-link-wrap opened\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-listen-to-a-clip\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"slot product-listen show\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ca name=\"#listen-to-a-clip\" id=\"listenToAClip\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46995954532682,"sku":"9780735220218","price":14.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/5474\/2858\/files\/9780241981795.jpg?v=1710079492","url":"https:\/\/archive-books-berlin.myshopify.com\/products\/moon-witch-spider-king","provider":"Archive Souq","version":"1.0","type":"link"}