{"product_id":"9780446675604","title":"Midnight Robber","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"[d]eeply satisfying\" [\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Review] story of a father who has committed an unbelievable crime and a daughter who must then fight to save her own life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Caribbean patois adorns this novel with graceful rhythms...Beneath it lie complex, clearly evoked characters, haunting descriptions of exotic planets, and a stirring story...[This book] ought to elevate Hopkinson to star status.\" -\u003ci\u003e-Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's Carnival time and the Caribbean-colonized planet of Toussaint is celebrating with music, dance, and pageantry. Masked \"Midnight Robbers\" waylay revelers with brandished weapons and spellbinding words. To young Tan-Tan, the Robber Queen is simply a favorite costume to wear at the festival--until her power-corrupted father commits an unforgiveable crime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuddenly, both father and daughter are thrust into the brutal world of New Half-Way Tree. Here monstrous creatures from folklore are real, and the humans are violent outcasts in the wilds. Tan-Tan must reach into the heart of myth and become the Robber Queen herself. For only the Robber Queen's legendary powers can save her life . . . and set her free.","brand":"Nalo Hopkinson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":52914271715488,"sku":"9780446675604","price":12.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_594604e5-c06a-4aff-90fd-319a93bee5a5.jpg?v=1760296050","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780446675604","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}