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Red Tower described the book as “Dungeons and Dragons meets The Wizard of Oz,” in which “a young woman who will do anything to rescue her sister from an evil sorcerer’s curse hires a ruthless assassin and goes on a quest with a band of misfits—one of whom harbors a devastating secret that could ruin her fairy tale ending.” Grand Central said the book recounts “a young digital native on his intrepid journeys with several distinguished scientists into the Alaskan wilderness to study what’s occurring in the fastest-warming region on Earth—only to unexpectedly confront his own life.” Hoag Re-ups with Dutton Bestselling author Tami Hoag (Bad Liar) has inked a new North American rights deal with her longtime publisher, Dutton Books, with Lindsey Rose editing.