{"product_id":"the-face-in-the-frost","title":"The Face in the Frost","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fantasy classic by the author of \u003ci\u003eThe House with a Clock in Its Walls\u003c\/i\u003e--basis for the Jack Black movie--and \"a writer who knows what wizardry is all about\" (Ursula K. Le Guin).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A richly imaginative story of wizards stymied by a power beyond their control, \u003ci\u003eA Face in the Frost\u003c\/i\u003e combines the thrills of a horror novel with the inventiveness of fairy tale-inspired fantasy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Prospero, a tall, skinny misfit of a wizard, lives in the South Kingdom--a patchwork of feuding duchies and small manors, all loosely loyal to one figurehead king. Along with his necromancer friend Roger Bacon, who has been on a quest to find a mysterious book, Prospero must flee his home to escape ominous pursuers. Thus begins an adventure that will lead him to a grove where his old rival, Melichus, is falsely rumored to be buried and to a less-than-hospitable inn in the town of Five Dials--and ultimately into a dangerous battle with origins in a magical glass paperweight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lin Carter called \u003ci\u003eThe Face in the Frost\u003c\/i\u003e one of \"the best fantasy novels to appear since \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e . . . Absolutely first class.\" With a unique blend of humor and darkness, it remains one of the most beloved tales by the Edgar Award-nominated author also known for the long-running Lewis Barnavelt series.\r","brand":"John Bellairs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44443833794796,"sku":"9781497642416","price":17.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781497642416.jpg?v=1708844442","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/the-face-in-the-frost","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}