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Larkwood, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Unspoken Name\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Absolutely delightful and full of charm and truth' Naomi Novik, on \u003ci\u003eThornhedge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kingfisher, T.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56822744351102,"sku":"9780356524375","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/0325\/6389\/files\/9780356524375.jpg?v=1768557575"},{"product_id":"9780356524351","title":"Paladin's Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exciting, deeply wise, sad, brutal and compassionate all at once. And beautifully written, with a plot as cunning as fine embroidery'\u003c\/b\u003e Catriona Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom two-time Hugo Award-winning author T. 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