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A peculiar peril : the misadventures of Jonathan Lambshead. Volume one Cover Image Book Book

A peculiar peril : the misadventures of Jonathan Lambshead. Volume one / Jeff VanderMeer ; pictures by Jeremy Zerfoss.

VanderMeer, Jeff, (author.). Zerfoss, Jeremy, (illustrator.).

Summary:

In this strange, wonder-filled epic, 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 seized power on a magic-fueled rampage across a through-the-looking-glass version of Europe replete with talking animals (and vegetables). Swept into encounters with unpredictable allies and murderous enemies, Jonathan pieces together his destiny as a member of a secret society devoted to keeping his world separate from Aurora. But as objectives change and allegiances shift with every step, he and his friends sink ever deeper into a deadly pursuit of a profound evil that is also chasing after them.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780374308865
  • ISBN: 0374308861
  • Physical Description: 632 pages, 10 unnumbered pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC, ©2020.

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General Note:
"Farrar Straus Giroux & Dvorak."
Target Audience Note:
Ages: 12 - 18.

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Subject: Crowley, Aleister, 1875-1947 > Fiction.
Grandfathers > Death > Fiction.
Inheritance and succession > Fiction.
Mansions > Fiction.
Doorways > Fiction.
Plurality of worlds > Fiction.
Good and evil > Fiction.
Secret societies > Fiction.
Magic > Fiction.
Europe > Fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Genre: Adventure fiction.
Fantasy fiction.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Pottsville District Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tamaqua Public Library.

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