{"product_id":"a-kingdom-of-shadows-9780593601457","title":"A Kingdom of Shadows","description":"\u003cb\u003eA band of misfits seek to fight the darkness that's slowly overcoming their kingdom--the start of a grand adventure series in the tradition of The Chronicles of Narnia and the Wingfeather Saga. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An incredible adventure that is more than a mere quest.\"--John Hendrix, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mythmakers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEver since the Great Betrayal, the light in Wildfel has been dying. The sunshine is dimmer, it takes more firewood to brighten a room, and the shadows grow stronger by the day. Twelve-year-old orphan Finn survives in this world by being a thief. When he, his best friend Adrion, and younger sister Lydia meet a mysterious stranger who claims to know of a Lake of Light, they set off on an adventure to places where the mist can steal a precious memory, starlight gathers in waterfalls, and spiders spin shimmering webs of glass as deadly as they are dazzling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut there are secrets hiding in the shadows that could change Finn's understanding of everything he knows--and finding the Lake of Light could alter not only the course of his life but the very kingdom itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emily Bain Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Waterbrook Children's\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.19h x 5.61w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593601457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Bain Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two young adult fantasies: \u003ci\u003eThe Disappearances\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, an ALAN Pick, and was shortlisted for the Waterstones' Children's Book Prize; and \u003ci\u003eSplinters of Scarlet\u003c\/i\u003e, which received multiple starred reviews and was nominated for the Mark Twain Readers Award. She is also the author of two historical mysteries for adults, \u003ci\u003eEnchanted Hill \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Ivory City\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eA Kingdom of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e is Emily's middle grade debut.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Emily Bain Murphy \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47733817278621,"sku":"9780593601457","price":26.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_23240e18-4b63-4c62-b555-32bced4ea860.jpg?v=1773736400","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/a-kingdom-of-shadows-9780593601457","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}