A Peculiar Peril
A Peculiar Peril by Jeff VanderMeer, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) on July 7, 2020, is an illustrated edition comprising 656 pages. This book presents an epic adventure centered on three friends who embark on a quest to safeguard their world from an enigmatic and terrifying threat. As Jonathan Lambshead prepares to inherit his late grandfather’s mansion, he and his schoolmates uncover a trove of curiosities that leads them to an alternate Earth known as Aurora, where the infamous Aleister Crowley wreaks havoc.
Readers will find themselves immersed in a narrative that intertwines fantasy and alternative history, as Jonathan navigates a surreal landscape filled with talking animals and shifting allegiances. The story unfolds with the trio encountering unpredictable allies while piecing together their roles within a secret society dedicated to maintaining the separation between their world and Aurora. As they delve deeper into this perilous adventure, they confront a profound evil that relentlessly pursues them, making for a complex and engaging journey.
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A Peculiar Peril is a head-spinning epic about three friends on a quest to protect the world from a threat as unknowable as it is terrifying, from the Nebula Award–winning and New York Times bestselling author of Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer.
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.
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