{"product_id":"the-lord-of-the-wood-9781335002273","title":"The Lord of the Wood [Anderson, E. M.]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eE. M. Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe cozy fantasy of TJ Klune meets the creeping horror of T. Kingfisher in this magical novel about a man who enters a deadly enchanted forest expecting it to endanger his life, but not his heart...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClockmaker Arthur Throckmorton lives a quiet life with his sister and her children, only dreaming of adventure. So when a wealthy client offers him a job that involves traversing Shiftleaf--an enchanted forest that claimed his father decades ago--he reluctantly accepts. The forest is treacherous, but the money will change his family's lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe journey quickly turns perilous. Fleeing from monstrous birds, Arthur stumbles upon a hidden vale where he meets the Lord of the Wood--a figure from his father's many stories. Instead of the fairy prince Arthur always imagined, Ira is a morose man, slowly transforming into a beast, his power over a dying forest waning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArthur enjoys the safety of the vale, and Ira's company. But he yearns for his family. To safely return home \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e rescue Ira from a cursed and lonely existence, Arthur and Ira must reach the heart of the wood to heal the forest. Except the further they venture from the vale, the more beastly Ira becomes. If they can't complete their mission before he turns completely, Arthur could lose the man he's falling for--and never see his family again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.04oz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.31w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781335002273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnderson, E. M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - E.M. Anderson (she\/they) is a queer, neurodivergent writer and the author of The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher. Her work has appeared in SJ Whitby's Awakenings: A Cute Mutants Anthology, Wyldblood Press's From the Depths: A Fantasy Anthology, and Dark Horses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction. They have two master's degrees and a feral passion for trees, birds, pole fitness, and Uncle Iroh. You can find them on Instagram, BlueSky, and Tumblr at @elizmanderson. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45018500169904,"sku":"9781335002273b","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2341\/9361\/files\/img_b9fb1531-d13e-427e-b024-bab422c80b34.jpg?v=1773967359","url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/the-lord-of-the-wood-9781335002273","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}