{"product_id":"the-left-handed-fate-by-kate-milford","title":"The Left-Handed Fate by Kate Milford","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Kate Milford, the bestselling author of National Book Award nominee \u003ci\u003eGreenglass House\u003c\/i\u003e, comes \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eanother magical, middle-grade adventure, \u003ci\u003eThe Left-Handed Fate\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucy Bluecrowne and Maxwell Ault are on a mission: find the three pieces of a strange and arcane engine. They're not \u003ci\u003eexactly\u003c\/i\u003e sure what this machine does, but they have it on good authority that it will stop the war that's raging between their home country of England and Napoleon Bonaparte's France. Despite being followed by mysterious men dressed all in black, they're well on their way to finding everything they need when their ship, the famous \u003ci\u003eLeft-Handed Fate\u003c\/i\u003e, is taken by the Americans. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd not just any Americans. \u003ci\u003eThe Fate\u003c\/i\u003e (and with it, Lucy and Max) are put under the command of Oliver Dexter, who's only just turned twelve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Lucy and Max aren't the only ones trying to put the engine together, and if the pieces fall into the wrong hands, it could prove disastrous. Oliver is faced with a choice: help Lucy and Max and become a traitor to his country? Or follow orders and risk endangering that same country and many others at the same time—not to mention his friends?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This world has a seductive, fairytale quality—Patrick O’Brian’s Captain Aubrey series as seen through the lens of Hayao Miyazaki. . . It's impossible not to admire \u003ci\u003eThe Left-Handed Fate\u003c\/i\u003e for its epic scope, joyful evocation of life on the high seas and suspenseful mystery.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43016155922495,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/8626\/8223\/files\/2133303482633.jpg?v=1773745710","url":"https:\/\/bookconnection.com.au\/products\/the-left-handed-fate-by-kate-milford","provider":"The Book Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}