{"product_id":"the-lanterns-ember-9780399555756","title":"The Lantern's Ember","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Colleen Houck\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Random House Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Random House Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Fantasy - Dark Fantasy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bold and ghostly stand-alone from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Colleen Houck, with all the moodiness of \u003ci\u003eSleepy Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e and all the romance her fans love.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to a world where nightmarish creatures reign supreme. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFive hundred years ago, Jack made a deal with the devil. It's difficult for him to remember much about his mortal days. So he focuses on fulfilling his sentence as a Lantern--one of the watchmen who guard the portals to the Otherworld, a realm crawling with every nightmarish creature imaginable. Jack has spent centuries jumping from town to town, ensuring that nary a mortal--or not-so-mortal--soul slips past him. That is, until he meets beautiful Ember O'Dare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeventeen, stubborn, and a natural-born witch, Ember feels a strong pull to the Otherworld. Undeterred by Jack's warnings, she crosses into the forbidden plane with the help of a mysterious and debonair vampire--and the chase through a dazzling, dangerous world is on. Jack must do everything in his power to get Ember back where she belongs before both the earthly and unearthly worlds descend into chaos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eColleen Houck, \u003ci\u003e the New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Tiger's Curse series and the Reawakened series, breathes new life into classic folklore in this wild, twisting adventure propelled by the spirit of Halloween. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Houck] offers a fresh spin on \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A wild and seductive adventure. . . . A must-have for YA collections.\" --\u003ci\u003eSLJ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Lantern's Ember\u003c\/i\u003e has something for everyone. From an old-timey village to ghost stories to pirates to steampunk influences, nobody is left unsatisfied.\" --TeenReads.com\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45354429808791,"sku":"9780399555756","price":598.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780399555756.webp?v=1767669623","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-lanterns-ember-9780399555756","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}