{"title":"Books by G. R. Boden","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"stormbringer","title":"Stormbringer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCinder Moss, 8th grade mortal at Copperpenny Middle, doesn't know it, but Odin has a mission for her: slow down Ragnarok.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Regrettably, girl, you are part of that prophecy, and now that I’ve met you, I wonder if I should start making my own funeral arrangements.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Boden’s novel (and prospective series kickoff) boasts a sublime young hero….The author blends taut descriptions of Norse gods and mythology with contemporary dialogue that pops….\"A hefty, entertaining fantasy--Our verdict: Get it.”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbandoned at birth and shuffled through the system all her life, Cinder is on the verge of being expelled from yet another school. Despite high test scores and uncanny talents in gym class, Cinder’s records show a penchant for fighting, defiance, impulsivity, and “an unwillingness to develop appropriate decision-making skills”—whatever \u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e means. When a lunch-time brawl breaks out in the cafeteria, Cinder gloomily prepares for what has become all-too familiar. This fight, however, won’t end like all the others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllfather has dispatched his Predators, an elite team of bodyguards, to bring Cinder to the Proving Grounds, where she will be broken, disciplined, trained, and given her quest directive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCinder may be in an alternate realm full of Valkyries, dark elves, and world-encircling serpents, but she still has a chip on her shoulder the size of Thor’s hammer, and she’s not about to let Odin or any other god push her around. Can Tristan, the galaxy’s most eligible boyfriend, help Cinder put the brakes on Ragnarök, or will the end of the world claim her life beneath a strip mall in Pismo, California?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Series: In \u003ci\u003eThe Predator’s Stone\u003c\/i\u003e series, 12-year-old Cinder Moss wants nothing more than to belong—and perhaps go three days in a row without getting into a fight. Fortunately, headlining in the starring role of an ancient prophecy foretelling the destruction of the Nine Realms, leaves Cinder little time to dwell on her misery. Odin has the most to lose (his words, not ours) and putting his trust in Cinder has him questioning his immortality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCinder is determined to prove to Odin and all of Asgard, this is one fight she won’t lose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStormbringer: The Predator’s Stone, Book 1\u003c\/i\u003e (2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThronerunner: The Predator’s Stone, Book 2 \u003c\/i\u003e(2025)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eNightrender\u003c\/i\u003e: The Predator’s Stone, Book 3\u003c\/i\u003e (to come)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bushel \u0026 Peck Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53391461875985,"sku":"9781638191605","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/6890\/3185\/files\/cover_5f60a780-807a-44a8-864d-2ae275bad161.jpeg?v=1777308906"},{"product_id":"thronerunner","title":"Thronerunner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Predator’s Stone\u003c\/i\u003e series, 12-year-old Cinder Moss wants nothing more than to belong—and perhaps go three days in a row without getting into a fight. Fortunately, headlining in the starring role of an ancient prophecy foretelling the destruction of the Nine Realms, leaves Cinder little time to dwell on her misery. Odin has the most to lose (his words, not ours) and putting his trust in Cinder has him questioning his immortality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter barely surviving a giant mythical boar attack on her way to school, Cinder Moss realizes her questing days are far from over. Shield Maiden Trigga is back, newly promoted to Odin’s Elite Guard and harboring a secret too dark to share. Together, Cinder and the Valkyrie return to the Proving Grounds, hoping the Stormbringer can pick up where she left off, and save the Nine Realms from the Twilight of the Gods. As if the approach of Ragnarok wasn’t bad enough, Thor’s hammer has been taken for a murder he didn’t commit. Or at least he \u003ci\u003eclaims \u003c\/i\u003ehe didn’t do it. Cinder is not the only one that questions his innocence---the God of Thunder’s closest allies in Asgard are dropping faster than the temperature in Jotunheim, and as Thor’s Thronerunner, only Cinder can retrieve the legendary weapon from the City of Ice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Cinder and her friends survive a horde of crocodile-human hybrids, a two-headed Elvis impersonator, a haunted hockey rink in Canada, and war with the frost giants? 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