{"product_id":"made-things-9781035071692","title":"Made Things","description":"\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Made Things is a dark yet whimsical fantasy tale full of magic, half-mages and puppet companions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking friends could mean the difference between ruin and great reward . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Fountains Parish – a cesspit of trade and crime, where ambition curls up to die and desperation grows on its cobbled streets like mould on week-old bread.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoppelia is a street thief and a trickster with a small talent for magic. She also has something other thieves don’t . . . tiny puppet-like companions: some made of wood, some of metal. They don’t entirely trust her, and she doesn’t entirely understand them, but their partnership mostly works. But can it survive a far bigger challenge than picking a pocket or two?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA local crime lord has noted Coppelia’s success and compels her to assist in a high-stakes heist: breaking into a mage’s palace to plunder its treasures. She knows this illicit adventure could either break her or make all their fortunes. But a surprising discovery shakes their world to the core – and Coppelia and her friends are forced to face a threat to the great city itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes the bonus short story, ‘Precious Little Things’!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Adrian Tchaikovsky\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘One of the best storytellers in the business’ – John Scalzi, author of Old Man’s War on Service Model\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Addictively brilliant!’ – John Gwynne, author of Malice on The Tiger and the Wolf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Few contemporary writers have Adrian Tchaikovsky’s range, excelling at chunky far-future hard SF as well as high-fantasy epics’ – The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Adrian Tchaikovsky\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFantasy\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 Dec 2025 by Pan Macmillan.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Adrian Tchaikovsky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320426799482,"sku":"9781035071692","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781035071692.jpg?v=1790652239","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/made-things-9781035071692","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}