{"product_id":"astralabe-signed-indie-edition","title":"Astralabe (Signed Indie Edition) PRE-ORDER","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the signed indie edition hardcover of \u003cem\u003eAstralabe\u003c\/em\u003e by Daisy Lafarge. \u003cstrong\u003eThis edition will be published on 25th February 2027.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book comes as pictured and is signed by the author and with a sprayed edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn 12th century Pigun, a vivid, sensual and darkly erotic coming-of-age tale is unfolding. . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEleven year old Astralabe's windswept days stretch by. Afternoons at the Abbey, trying to concentrate on his lessons; hours mesmerised by the lilac sky mirrored in the stingers washed up at his feet; cool evenings spent absorbing the whisperings of the village.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAstralabe is alone. The infamous child of Abelard and Heloise's forbidden love, his parents are as dazzling and distant as the stars. Astralabe's origins separate him from the residents of the abbey just as his learning breeds suspicion among the villagers. The boy devotes every spare moment to earning his absent father's good opinion. Letters and treatises - his texts of the world - are sealed with hope, sent seemingly into the void.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut those around him have other lambs born mangled, healthy young women fail. Discontent in the village blooms, and as the tension between the villagers and monks increases, inquisitive Astralabe begins to see what so many around him cannot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that if you purchase other items at the same time as a pre-order, the items will all be sent together when the pre-ordered item is dispatched.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daisy Lafarge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54748493971740,"sku":"9780571410903","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/6182\/5052\/files\/TMBSummer2026Graphics_4_5_-4_67483158-7311-4e1e-97bf-96446ac01be7.png?v=1792616981","url":"https:\/\/www.themysteriousbookcase.com\/products\/astralabe-signed-indie-edition","provider":"The Mysterious Bookcase","version":"1.0","type":"link"}