{"product_id":"red-city-by-marie-lu-1","title":"Red City by Marie Lu","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDATE OF RELEASE: 14 JAN 2027\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'As devastating as it is spellbinding. I loved it’ – Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA dark and deadly contemporary fantasy of magical warfare, star-crossed ambition and the pursuit of perfection at any cost, set in a glittering alternate Los Angeles; perfect for fans of V. E. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSchwab. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlchemy is the hidden art of transformation, an exclusive power wielded by crime syndicates who market it to the world’s elite in the form of sand: a drug which enhances those who take it into a more perfect version of themselves. More beautiful, more charismatic, simply more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong the gleaming skyscrapers and rolling foothills of Angel City, alchemy is controlled by two rival syndicates. For years, Grand Central and Lumines have been balanced on a razor’s edge between polite negotiation and outright violence. But when two childhood friends step into that delicate equation, the city – and the paths of their lives – will be irrevocably transformed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe daughter of a poor single mother, Sam would do anything to claw her way into the ranks of the Grand Central syndicate in search of a better life. Plucked away from his family as a boy to become a Lumines apprentice, Ari is one of the syndicate’s brightest rising stars. They might have loved each other once.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut, as the two alchemists face off from opposite sides of an ever-escalating conflict, ambition becomes power, loyalty becomes lies – and no transformation may be perfect enough for them both to survive the coming war. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback | Publication: 14 Jan 2027, Tor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eISBN: 9781035079438 | \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 400 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57799612825982,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781035079438.jpg?v=1785931713","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/red-city-by-marie-lu-1","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}