{"product_id":"selkies-skeptics-9798890034960","title":"Selkies \u0026 Skeptics [Cold, Elias]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eElias Cold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePREORDER NOW to receive an exclusive first edition copy featuring gorgeous stenciled edges! Only available while supplies last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE ONLY THING WORSE THAN A LIE?\u003cbr\u003eTHE TRUTH WITH TEETH.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSixteen-year-old Luella is trapped in an isolated lighthouse with only her cruel father for company--he turns off the beacon for every twenty-fifth ship that passes, then makes her dive for riches in the resulting wreckage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLuella desperately longs for friends and freedom, so when she spots a newspaper ad for The Society for the Protection of Faeries, she grasps for the opportunity to escape. She writes in, claiming selkies live on the island to entice the group to come . . . and to her surprise, they do. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo back the lie, Luella fakes faerie magic, convincing the Society that the seals on her island are actually selkies, and they induct her as a member. She takes quickly to a world of traveling in carriages, garden parties, and friends her own age, but Luella can never come clean about her deception if she wants to keep her new life. Soon she realizes she is not the only liar. There's an imposter among them, someone who possesses real magic and sabotages her friends' discoveries--and without evidence, they will soon run out of funding. The imposter knows Luella's lying too, and if she dares to unmask them, they'll ruin her new life with the Society for good.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Macmillan Publishers (MPS)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.06oz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798890034960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElias Cold (they\/them) is a speculative fiction writer, editor, and former medical geneticist. Their work tends to center queer and neurodivergent characters and has appeared in \u003ci\u003eRabbit Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAndromeda Spaceways Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. They live in rural Australia with their two cats. They're the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Duke Steals Hearts and Other Body Parts\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers (MPS)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45533355278512,"sku":"9798890034960b","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/selkies-skeptics-9798890034960","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}