{"product_id":"the-rains-came-down-9781739439705","title":"The Rains Came Down","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe died with regrets. Now, in a land between life and death, Gareth must choose: cling to the fading memories of life-or risk them all for a chance to return.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Gareth Edwards dies in a train crash, he awakens in \u003ci\u003eThe Meadow\u003c\/i\u003e-a parallel world between life and death, where the pious preach penitence, the people are addicted to sucking marbles, and his own arrival threatens to disrupt the order of the universe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHunted and on the run, Gareth joins a traveling circus, journeying through a world where cave dwellers archive Earth's disasters and an underground rebellion sends explorers on missions into treacherous mountains. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut behind the spectacle, something far more dangerous is stirring-a force that reaches into Gareth's past and beyond this world entirely. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeath was only the beginning. The true journey starts now.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rains Came Down\u003c\/i\u003e is the first unforgettable adventure in Julian Shaw's dazzling multiverse series-steeped in the eerie, dreamlike tradition of British fantasy, where wonder and menace walk hand in hand. If you grew up on Pullman's \u003ci\u003eHis Dark\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaterials\u003c\/i\u003e, wandered through the uncanny worlds of Alan Garner or Susan Cooper, or loved R. F. Kuang's \u003ci\u003eBabel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMeadow Series \u003c\/i\u003einvites you into a new reading adventure both thrillingly strange and quietly familiar at heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDefy destiny.\u003cbr\u003eFight authority.\u003cbr\u003eUnite worlds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuy The Rains Came Down today and embark on your own journey into The Meadow. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________________________________\u003cp\u003eWhat reviewers on Goodreads are saying: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★★★★★ \"I have literally been obsessed with this book...please buy this on release day and read it so I can talk about it! BestReadEver!\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★★★★★ \"serious story grip\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★★★★ \"a thrilling blend of action, mystery, and emotional depth\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★★★★★ \"I read the novel in one sitting\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★★★★ \"a cross between JRR Tolkien, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman... This book is so good!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julian Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spicy Peaks Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739439705\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spicy Peaks Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43174760841331,"sku":"9.78174E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_68dc6294-d45d-45b5-a166-cdbd1c9bb737.jpg?v=1751713880","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-rains-came-down-9781739439705","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}