Jonathan Lambshead stands to inherit his deceased grandfather's overstuffed mansion - a veritable cabinet of curiosities - once he and two schoolmates catalog its contents. But the three soon discover that the house is filled with far more than just oddities: It holds clues linking to an alt-Earth called Aurora, where the notorious English occultist Aleister Crowley has stormed back to life on a magic-fueled rampage across a surreal, through-the-looking-glass version of Europe replete with talking animals (and vegetables).
Swept into encounters with allies more unpredictable than enemies, Jonathan pieces together his destiny as a member of a secret society devoted to keeping our world separate from Aurora. But as the ground shifts and allegiances change with every step, he and his friends sink ever deeper into a deadly pursuit of the profound evil that is also chasing after them.
| ISBN: | 9780374308865 |
| Publication date: | 22nd July 2020 |
| Author: | Jeff VanderMeer |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 656 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy |
Jonathan Lambshead stands to inherit his deceased grandfather's overstuffed mansion - a veritable cabinet of curiosities - once he and two schoolmates catalog its contents. But the three soon discover that the house is filled with far more than just oddities: It holds clues linking to an alt-Earth called Aurora, where the notorious English occultist Aleister Crowley has stormed back to life on a magic-fueled rampage across a surreal, through-the-looking-glass version of Europe replete with talking animals (and vegetables).
A Peculiar Peril features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy
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A Peculiar Peril was written by Jeff VanderMeer and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
A Peculiar Peril has 656 pages