{"product_id":"phoenix-rising-paperback","title":"Phoenix Rising - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePip Ballantine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTee Morris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCo-authors Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris ingeniously reimagine England's Edwardian Era in \u003cem\u003ePhoenix Rising\u003c\/em\u003e--a hilarious, rip-roaring steampunk fantasy romp that the voracious fans of \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller Gail Carriger will eagerly devour with great relish. In this outrageous, non-stop adventure, Ballantine and Morris introduce us to Agents Books and Braun of the ultra-secret Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences--the most delightful duo of very British evil-bashers since \u003cem\u003eThe Avengers\u003c\/em\u003e, Emma Peel and John Steed. With its malevolent secret societies, earth-shattering conspiracies, breathtaking derring-do, and absolutely wondrous weapons, \u003cem\u003ePhoenix Rising \u003c\/em\u003eout-Sherlocks Robert Downey, Jr.'s \u003cem\u003eSherlock Holmes\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvil is most assuredly afoot--and Britain's fate rests in the hands of an alluring renegade . . . and a librarian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are dark days indeed in Victoria's England. Londoners are vanishing, then reappearing, washing up as corpses on the banks of the Thames, drained of blood and bone. Yet the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences--the Crown's clandestine organization whose bailiwick is the strange and unsettling--will not allow its agents to investigate. Fearless and exceedingly lovely Eliza D. Braun, however, with her bulletproof corset and a disturbing fondness for dynamite, refuses to let the matter rest . . . and she's prepared to drag her timorous new partner, Wellington Books, along with her into the perilous fray. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a malevolent brotherhood is operating in the deepening London shadows, intent upon the enslavement of all Britons. And Books and Braun--he with his encyclopedic brain and she with her remarkable devices--must get to the twisted roots of a most nefarious plot . . . or see England fall to the Phoenix!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 6.7 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691836477503,"sku":"9780062049766","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/63fe406473273073bed54122beaae228.webp?v=1764993386","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/phoenix-rising-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}