{"product_id":"the-steel-seraglio-paperback","title":"The Steel Seraglio - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Carey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLinda Carey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLouise Carey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A confident \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Thousand and One Nights \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efor our present . . . Furious pop entertainment--full of sex, passion, violence, and magic.\" --\u003ci\u003eSlant \u003c\/i\u003emagazine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the story of the legendary City of Women, told through the tales of those who founded it, championed it, and made it flourish. When the city of Bessa undergoes a violent coup, its lazy, laissez-faire ruler, Bokhari Al-Bokhari, is replaced by the religious zealot Hakkim Mehdad. With little use for the pleasures of the flesh, Hakkim sends his predecessor's 365 concubines to a neighboring sultan as a gift. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But when the new sultan discovers the concubines are harboring Al-Bokhari's youngest son--a child who might grow up to challenge his rule--he repents of his mercy and sends his soldiers to slaughter the seraglio down to the last woman and child. What he doesn't count on is a concubine trained in the art of murder--or the courage and fortitude of the women who will rise up with her to forge their own city out of the unforgiving desert. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's an undertaking beset with challenges: hunger and thirst, Hakkim's relentless hate, and the struggle to make a place for themselves in a world determined to underestimate and undermine them. Through a mosaic of voices and tales, we learn of the women's miraculous rise, their time of prosperity--and how they carried with them the seed of their own destruction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A thrilling tale.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A masterful, engaging and utterly fascinating story by three wonderful writers.\" --SFRevu.com \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Steel Seraglio\u003c\/i\u003e brings its alternate world of struggle, politics and magic very much to life.\" --\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLouise Carey read English at University College, Oxford, and holds a master's degree in psychology from Oxford Brookes. She has been writing since the age of fifteen, when she coauthored the graphic novel \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Blabbermouth \u003c\/i\u003ewith her father, Mike. She has since cowritten two fantasy novels with her parents, \u003ci\u003eThe Steel Seraglio \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe House of War and Witness\u003c\/i\u003e. She currently works as a writer and editor, dividing her time between freelance projects and the Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons blog Tabletop Tales, which she runs with her partner. Her debut trilogy of novels has just been commissioned by Gollancz, with the first installment, \u003ci\u003eInscape\u003c\/i\u003e, due out in January 2021.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMike Carey has written extensively in the comics field, where his credits include \u003ci\u003eLucifer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Hellblazer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e X-Men\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Unwritten\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for both the Eisner and Hugo Awards. He is also the author of the Felix Castor series, and has coauthored two fantasy novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Steel Seraglio \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe House of War and Witness\u003c\/i\u003e, with his wife, Linda, and daughter, Louise. Carey is also the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Girl with All the Gifts\u003c\/i\u003e under the name M. R. Carey\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is currently writing a screenplay, \u003ci\u003eSilent War\u003c\/i\u003e, for Slingshot Studios and Intrepid Pictures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinda Carey is a teacher, writer, and fantasy enthusiast. She taught in schools for twenty years and is currently the head of education at Keats House in Hampstead. She has coauthored two fantasy novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Steel Seraglio\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe House of War and Witness\u003c\/i\u003e, with her husband, Mike, and daughter, Louise. She has also written a young adult trilogy, Darkest Age, under the pseudonym A. J. Lake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47995617411223,"sku":"9781504065504","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/4552\/4631\/files\/F6Z2GMr-9781504065504.webp?v=1783558586","url":"https:\/\/leyambercollective.com\/products\/the-steel-seraglio-paperback","provider":"Ley Amber Collective","version":"1.0","type":"link"}