{"product_id":"the-sinking-city","title":"The Sinking City","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca title=\"Pre-order The Sinking City + The Winter King hardback bundle!\" href=\"https:\/\/canonpress.com\/products\/sinking-city-winter-king-hardback-bundle\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eVenice is a carnival of opposites, and Liona Carvatti thinks she understands it all: canal and palace, magician and merchant, plague and pantomime. As a patrician’s daughter, Liona enjoys the sparkling life of a noble family—although she would prefer to be tending to her flowers than practicing violin or standing around in a ball gown. But what Liona fails to realize is that Venice is a city of stone in a world of water. And ruling the dark waters are the Seleni—ageless, cold, and calculating.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen she loses everything she relies on, Liona must set a new course that will shake the foundations of Venice itself.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\":67.ma\" class=\"Mu SP\" data-tooltip=\"November 13, 2020 at 11:21:14 AM UTC-8\" title=\"November 13, 2020 at 11:21:14 AM UTC-8\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan id=\":67.co\" class=\"tL8wMe EMoHub\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #ff2a00;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0154\/4706\/4624\/files\/FC-167.pdf?v=1633449283\" title=\"Look Inside the Winter King and read the first chapter\" style=\"color: #00aaff;\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e \u003cstrong style=\"color: #6fa8dc; text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #6fa8dc; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/canonpress.com\/app\"\u003eListen on Canon+\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #422e20; text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #422e20; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0154\/4706\/4624\/files\/FC-157HB.pdf?5833\" style=\"color: #422e20; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"Goodreads Reviews\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-style=\"color: #422e20; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--\ntd {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Under different circumstances, I would have enjoyed seeing Venice in disguise. I have never had so much freedom; as a patrician’s daughter I was not often allowed out of my house, and never alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Today, I am anonymous and nearly invisible as I wander for hours through the streets of the Castello district. I admire the gauzy shimmer of the spells that support the wooden pilings beneath our buildings and fortify our wooden bridges until they can be rebuilt with Istrian stone. Children point at the street magician’s stalls, begging for the smoke animals and spinning balls of light. These vendors are not members of the magicians’ guild; their spells are crude and rudimentary, but they can make easy money entertaining children and reading the fortunes of superstitious adults.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"My hand goes instinctively to the mark on my wrist, and I tug at my shirtsleeve to ensure that it’s hidden....\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can purchase this as an audiobook here or on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/The-Sinking-City-Audiobook\/B0B727J4GZ?qid=1663351774\u0026amp;sr=1-78\u0026amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_4_18\u0026amp;pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f\u0026amp;pf_rd_r=SHSQ18HWGNG759GB136X\"\u003eAudible\u003c\/a\u003e.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* All purchases made through this link will earn us a small commission through Amazon Associates, an affiliate program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eCanonball Books is the children's imprint of Canon Press. At Canonball, we believe stories are soul food, so you can expect excitement, danger, loyalty, virtue, and family in your Canonball books. Feed your kids the right books!\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Trevor Upjohn was stolen by bogeys and taken far away to the unearthly kingdom of Superbia. Most kids can't remember where they came from, but Trevor's own memories launch him on a collision course with the grand kitchen of the bogeys, fishers, a guild of humans and their magical tree, a dark sorcerer, spiders, and much more. Trevor must choose whether to help out his newfound friends or continue his search for a home he scarcely knows.\\nThe Purloined Boy is Book 1 of the Weirdling Cycle by C.R. Wiley.\\nCanonball Books is the children's imprint of Canon Press. 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Feed your kids the right books! \\nDownload a helpful and informative reading guide for The Purloined Boy by clicking here.\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":769,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"11\":4,\"12\":0}'\u003eWhat People Are Saying about Christine Cohen and \u003cem\u003eThe Winter King \u003c\/em\u003e(finalist for the 2020 Christy Awards)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Author Christine Cohen fills her debut novel with courage, suspense, unexpected twists, and deep Biblical truths.\" \u003cstrong\u003e~\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/world.wng.org\/magazine_brands\/childrens_books\" title=\"World Magazine reviews The Winter King for Middle Grade and Teen Fiction\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWORLD\u003c\/em\u003e Magazine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Winter King\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautiful book in every way, stirring and lovely, a tale of courage marinated in deep truth and laced with echoes of \u003cem\u003eTill We Have Faces\u003c\/em\u003e. This is exactly the kind of book I want to fill my family's shelves with.\" \u003cstrong\u003e~N.D. Wilson, bestselling author of the \u003cem\u003e100 Cupboards\u003c\/em\u003e series, the \u003cem\u003eAshtown Burials\u003c\/em\u003e series, and \u003cem\u003eOutlaws of Time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"...will leave you on the edge of your seat with mystery and intrigue...\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~Bookstr.com, \"Top 5 Sci-Fi\/Fantasy Picks to Escape Reality\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristine Cohen \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. She spent most of her formative years roaming evergreen forests with her sister and a stalwart yellow lab, feeding her love of adventure a steady diet of stick forts and slingshots. Now she lives with her husband and three kids in a delightfully rural college town. When she's not writing, she pursues other creative outlets like baking sweet things and eating more than her share. \u003cem\u003eThe Sinking City\u003c\/em\u003e is her second novel. Her first, \u003cem\u003eThe Winter King\u003c\/em\u003e, was a finalist in the 2020 Christy Awards for Young Adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0154\/4706\/4624\/files\/FC-151.pdf?2755\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eIMPRINT: Canonball Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAUDIENCE: Grades 4-9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAUTHOR: Christine Cohen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePAGE COUNT: 406\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE: 5.5x8.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHARDBACK ISBN-10: 1-954887-27-2\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHARDBACK ISBN-13: 978-1-954887-27-5\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBINDING: Hardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ePUB. 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