{"product_id":"a-mastery-of-monsters-9781665957373","title":"A Mastery of Monsters (Mastery of Monsters Trilogy, 1) [Sambury, Liselle]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eLiselle Sambury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo starred reviews!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNinth House\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eLegendborn\u003c\/i\u003e in this \"bold and bloody\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) first book in a dark academia fantasy series about a teen who's willing to do anything to find her brother--even infiltrate a secret society full of monsters and magical creatures.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen August's brother disappears before his sophomore semester, everyone thinks the stress of college got to him. But August knows her brother would never have left her voluntarily, especially not after their mother so recently went missing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only clue he left behind was a note telling her to stay safe and protect their remaining family. And after August is attacked by a ten-foot-tall monster with fur and claws, she realizes that her brother might be in more danger than she could have imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnfortunately for her, the only person with a connection to the mysterious creature is the bookish Virgil Hawthorne...and he knows about them because he \u003ci\u003eis \u003c\/i\u003eone. If he doesn't find a partner to help control his true nature, he'll lose his humanity and become a mindless beast--exactly what the secret society he's grown up in would love to put down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVirgil makes a proposition: August will join his society and partner with him, and in return, he'll help her find her brother. And so August is plunged into a deadly competition to win one of the few coveted candidate spots, all while trying to accept a frightening reality: that monsters are real, and she has to learn to master them if she's to have any hope of saving her brother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.28d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665957373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiselle Sambury is a Trinidadian Canadian author and Governor General's Literary Awards Finalist. She has a love for stories with dark themes, complicated families, and edges of hope. In her free time, she shares helpful tips for upcoming writers and details of her publishing journey through a YouTube channel dedicated to demystifying the business of being an author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45018510426288,"sku":"9781665957373b","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2341\/9361\/files\/img_52e804a4-02f7-4752-af78-c1b4a9e54a29.jpg?v=1773967729","url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/a-mastery-of-monsters-9781665957373","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}