{"product_id":"innamorata-the-house-of-teeth-duology","title":"Innamorata (The House of Teeth Duology)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Symphonically lyrical, unflinchingly dark, and terrifyingly romantic, \n\u003ci\u003eInnamorata\u003c\/i\u003e is old-school gothic tapestry spun by the deftest of contemporary hands.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--S.T. Gibson, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Dowry of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eInnamorata\u003c\/i\u003e is a gorgeously gruesome Gothic romance. With a sepulchral setting and cast of characters that wouldn't seem out of place in Castle Gormenghast, it reads like the gory bones of a forgotten folktale.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Jacqueline Carey\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAva Reid \u003c\/b\u003eis the #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eA Study in Drowning, Lady Macbeth, \u003c\/i\u003e and other novels. Her books have been published in over fourteen territories. She lives in the New York area.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Line\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t#1 New York Times bestselling author of Lady Macbeth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - A decadently dark gothic fantasy for readers who love \"haunting atmospheres, morally tangled characters, and stories where love becomes doom\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review), the first in a duology from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Study in Drowning \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLady Macbeth\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis first edition hardcover features designed sprayed edges and full-color illustrated endpapers--while supplies last!\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Gorgeously gruesome . . . reads like the gory bones of a forgotten folktale.\"--Jacqueline Carey, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Kushiel's Legacy series\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce there was an island where the dead walked the earth, and seven noble houses ruled by the arcane secrets of necromancy. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA conqueror's blade brought them low, burning their libraries, killing their lords, and extinguishing their eldritch magic. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut defiant against the new order stands the House of Teeth and its last living members: beautiful Marozia, the heiress to the House, and her cousin, the uncanny Lady Agnes. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough she has not spoken a word in seven years, Agnes is the true carrier of the House's legacy. And she has her orders. She must recapture the secrets of death magic and avenge her family's fallen honor. She must arrange the betrothal of her beloved cousin Marozia to Liuprand, heir to the conqueror's throne, for access to the forbidden library in his grotesquely grand castle. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRevenge burns in Agnes's heart but so do stranger passions--and it is Liuprand, the golden prince, who speaks to her soul. This passion is as treasonous as it is powerful, poisoning the kingdom's roots and threatening to tear the already shattered realm in two. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Agnes's final order is the gravest: She must not fall in love. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBook One of The House of Teeth Duology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780593722596, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/05\/2026 (EAN 9780593722596, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Del Rey Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496146305302,"sku":"9780593722596","price":39.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780593722596.jpg?v=1783053955","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/innamorata-the-house-of-teeth-duology","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}