{"product_id":"the-raven-scholar-9781529339864","title":"The Raven Scholar","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Antonia Hodgson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIt begins with a murder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the dizzying heat of mid-summer, eight contenders gather to compete for the emperor's throne. Then one of them is murdered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt falls to the Raven contender, the brilliant but idiosyncratic Neema Kraa, to investigate. If she can solve the crime, she may gain the throne. If she fails, she will sentence herself to death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeema has just seven days to find the culprit, for if the Emperor does not relinquish power by the end of the eighth day, it will invite civil war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd everyone knows that war could lead to the return of the True Eight: terrifying, godlike manifestations of the Empire's eight guardian animals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one really believes in this magical metaphor, though it lies at the heart of Orrun law. It couldn't really happen. Could it?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45608531886231,"sku":"9781529339864","price":945.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781529339864.webp?v=1769294539","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-raven-scholar-9781529339864","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}