{"product_id":"among-others-9780765321534","title":"Among Others","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2011 Nebula Award for Best Novel Winner of the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Novel Startling  unusual  and yet irresistably readable  Among Others is at once the compelling story of a young woman struggling to escape a troubled childhood  a brilliant diary of first encounters with the great novels of modern fantasy and SF  and a spellbinding tale of escape from ancient enchantment. Raised by a half-mad mother who dabbled in magic  Morwenna Phelps found refuge in two worlds. As a child growing up in Wales  she played among the spirits who made their homes in industrial ruins. But her mind found freedom and promise in the science fiction novels that were her closest companions. Then her mother tried to bend the spirits to dark ends  and Mori was forced to confront her in a magical battle that left her crippled--and her twin sister dead. Fleeing to her father whom she barely knew  Mori was sent to boarding school in Englanda place all but devoid of true magic. There  outcast and alone  she tempted fate by doing magic herself  in an attempt to find a circle of like-minded friends. But her magic also drew the attention of her mother  bringing about a reckoning that could no longer be put off Combining elements of autobiography with flights of imagination in the manner of novels like Jonathan Lethems The Fortress of Solitude  this is potentially a breakout book for an author whose genius has already been hailed by peers like Kelly Link  Sarah Weinman  and Ursula K. Le Guin. One of School Library Journals Best Adult Books 4 Teens titles of 2011 One of io9s best Science Fiction \u0026amp; Fantasy books of the year 2011\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279883624501,"sku":"ByrdShop_076532153X","price":74.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780765321534.jpg?v=1780615230","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/among-others-9780765321534","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}