{"product_id":"a-shift-of-time-paperback","title":"A Shift of Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulie E. Czerneda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 4th book in the Aurora Award-winning Night's Edge series returns readers to a rich and atmospheric fantasy world\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers of Charles de Lint, Naomi Novik, and Katherine Arden, \u003ci\u003eA Shift of Time\u003c\/i\u003e is a charming, heartwarming, hopeful fable\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSummer has arrived in Marrowdell, but its wild magic is out of sorts. Bannan, returning from his sister's home in Vorkoun, steps through Jenn's special crossing to find the village has disappeared. Something is deeply wrong within the edge--and with the Verge. Soon the youngling dragon Imp returns from that magical realm with a dire message: turn-born are missing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeep in the mines of Ansnor, turn-born are being trapped and killed. The rest are in hiding, as each crossing destabilizes the Verge, releasing chaos even the sei cannot control. Time is shifting. Bannan, caught between realms, must accept the help of an ancient power, feared by dragons and greater than sei, but at what cost?\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJenn, meanwhile, rushes to Ansnor to find Bannan and fix what's breaking in the Verge, but she's in danger, too. For in the edge, those who hunt magic and those with gifts grow bold, and as the only turn-born filled with pearl and the magic of the sei, Jenn Nalynn is the greatest prize of all.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie E. Czerneda \u003c\/b\u003eis a biologist and writer whose science fiction has received international acclaim, awards, and best-selling status. She is the author of the popular \"Species Imperative\" trilogy, the \"Web Shifters\" series, the \"Trade Pact Universe\" trilogy and her new \"Stratification\" novels. She was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Her stand-alone novel, \u003ci\u003eIn the Company of Others\u003c\/i\u003e, won Canada's Prix Aurora Award and was a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award for Distinguished SF. Julie lives with her husband and two children in the lake country of central Ontario, under skies so clear they could take seeing the Milky Way for granted, but never do. You can find her at www.czerneda.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47495434698973,"sku":"9780756410711","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/Ph8gL8o-Ki9780756410711.webp?v=1771972338","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/a-shift-of-time-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}