{"product_id":"9781922858061","title":"When Dark Roots Hunt","description":"Author: Zena Shapter\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922858061\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: MidnightSun Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 May 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge range 13 to 18\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't go out onto the lake. Wyann trees search the shallows to spear passing prey with their roots. Giant water-ants hunt anything that moves on the water-skin. Sala's village survives hidden behind a wall of poisonous ivy, because everyone agrees: don't go out onto the lake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when her village refuses to listen to sense, and continues squeezing beautiful pond-bred 'keeiling' fish to death for their precious saliva oils, Sala has no choice. She will risk it all to prove herself one last time, else leave everything behind for the dark shaded swamps beneath the towering hillfarms of Palude.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt least that's the plan before a strange comet crosses the night sky, throwing her and her pet pointer into a race through wyann-infested swampland to unearth long-hidden truths and stir rivalries into a terrifying conflict set to change the world of Palude forever. Sala must do whatever it takes to face the truth of who she is: to save her village, to save her family, to save herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf only they had listened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Dark Roots Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a great read - fresh, action-packed and utterly compelling. I loved it.' - Ian Irvine, author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gates of Good and Evil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eseries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Shapter has created an immersive, fantastical world with tension poised to snap at any moment. I couldn't put it down.' -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author Dionne Lister, author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Circle of Talia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46861511098526,"sku":"ADS-9781922858061","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922858061.jpg?v=1779253349","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922858061","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}