{"product_id":"the-seaglass-blade-paperback","title":"The Seaglass Blade - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. C. Snow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA home at the end of the world. The bonds that shape a family. The sacrifices love demanded by love.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAili Fallon has spent three hundred years of her unexpected immortality building a safe place for all those she cares about - her phoenix lover; their dragon son; their renegade demon daughter; and the shape-shifting spiritual creatures who come to Aili to learn the sword. She's determined to protect them from human captivity and demonic corruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the patterns of the natural world, the source of spiritual power, are inexplicably failing. When Aili's lover is attacked, her phoenix healing disappears. A curse killing dragons targets their son, while growing demonic power threatens to destroy their daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd hidden deep, a traitor is waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiece by piece, a long-laid plot of vengeance, betrayal, and cruelty is tightening around Aili and her family. The home that's been a sanctuary is now a trap, and Aili will risk everything she's built, and everything she is, to break them free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEverything will not be enough.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*****\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA queer cozy-dark fantasy of love, loss, and unexpected joy, for fans of high fantasy and deep feeling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Seaglass Blade is set in the same world as The Phoenix and the Sword and The Shoreless River, but it is not a direct sequel. The story opens three hundred years after The Shoreless River ends. The Seaglass Blade can be read either before or after the other books, and includes a short synopsis of the previous books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an epic fantasy the book includes violence and loss; please see the author's website, https: \/\/jcsnow.com\/works\/authors-note-on-difficult-themes\/, for content notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 446\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50988715049099,"sku":"9798986319988","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/JdOGLWF82h9798986319988.webp?v=1793335864","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-seaglass-blade-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}