{"title":"Marvellous Michael Anson","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"firstborn-of-the-sun","title":"Firstborn of the Sun - GSFF Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA HEART-POUNDING YORUBA INSPIRED FANTASY NOVEL SET IN AN EPIC WORLD OF COURTLY INTRIGUE AND FORBIDDEN POWER . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Rich worldbuilding inspired by Yoruba mythology and a strong cast of characters. This debut fantasy shines as bright as the sun'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e L. R. LAM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Absolutely Radiant’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBEA FITZGERALD\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘A Dazzling Debut’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eANDREA STEWART\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEnthralling and epic’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eANNA DAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Readers are going to LOVE THIS BOOK!’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eANGELA MONTOYA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Oru L'ore has a secret. She is the only one without agbára – the ability to harness power from the sun. On pain of death she must conceal it from everyone. Including her best friend, Alawani.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when the gods declare Alawani an Àlùfáà – a great honour where he will serve the gods and the Kingdom – he must be stripped of his power in a brutal trial likely to kill him. Unwilling to bear his death, L'ore vows to rescue him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen she desperately attempts to channel agbára an icy shadow magic instead pours from her hands; a power she learns originated from a forbidden, secret land beyond the six rings of Oru.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne where she and Alawani must now seek sanctuary and discover a secret that could bring the Kingdom to its knees . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_____________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAbsolutely radiant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Anson has created a captivating, intricate world with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003echaracters who will stay with me for a long time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A perfect balance of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epolitical machinations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eaching romance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, wrapped up in a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efast-paced action packed adventure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. I loved it!’ BEA FITZGERALD, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGirl Goddess Queen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003edazzling debut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003echaracters that leap off the page and burrow into your heart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Filled with love, betrayal, and questions of loyalty, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003etwists and turns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e this story takes will keep you reading late into the night' ANDREA STEWART, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Gods Below\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Fierce, exciting and utterly original\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Firstborn of the Sun is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ean enthralling and epic fantasy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebeautiful and tender romance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at its center’ ANNA DAY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eauthor of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Girl who Grew Wings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A rich and confident fantasy with expansive world building and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ea magic system as vicious as it is unique\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Filled with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eintricately woven twists and action from beginning to end\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, readers will have a hard time putting this book down. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eReaders are going to LOVE THIS BOOK!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’ - ANGELA MONTOYA, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSinner’s Isle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Cruel Thirst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55132950495605,"sku":"9780241705056","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/BOOKSforWEBSITEDONOTDELETE-2025-06-17T102512.838.png?v=1750153801"},{"product_id":"heir-of-the-shadow","title":"Heir of the Shadow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE HEART-POUNDING FANTASY FOLLOW-UP TO THE EPIC\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFIRSTBORN OF THE SUN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDISCOVER THE SERIES THAT HAS READERS SAYING:\u003cbr\u003e‘Absolutely Radiant’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e BEA FITZGERALD\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Wildly Imaginative'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHANNAH KANER\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Sweeping, enchanting'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eESMIE JIKIEMI-PEARSON\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Dazzling’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ANDREA STEWART\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Enthralling and epic’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eANNA DAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Gorgeously, powerfully written'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eINDIA HOLTON\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Readers are going to LOVE!’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eANGELA MONTOYA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the Kingdom of Oru, L'ore is a prisoner . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer deadly secret has been discovered – the icy shadow magic she possesses instead of the sun power of her people. The secret that makes her an enemy of this world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlongside fellow outlaw Remi, L'ore awaits her fate. Until they are surprised by a band of Sand Raiders from the western lands – and Remi reveals himself to be their long lost prince. The pair find themselves journeying to the Sand Raider Kingdom – Remi to the throne and L’ore in chains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFar from home, and betrayed by Alawani, the boy she loved still in Oru, L’ore faces her gravest danger yet. But then, Remi suggests an arrangement to grant her freedom. An engagement she never expected – that will lead her heart in a direction she could not have foreseen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eL’ore holds the strength to bring down an empire – but will she have the courage to follow the twists of her heart?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57377166918005,"sku":"978-0241705070","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/6c37fc7f-102b-435d-9886-ef919e8dcc8b.jpg?v=1784726994"}],"url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.surf\/collections\/marvellous-michael-anson.oembed","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}