{"product_id":"a-peculiar-peril-9780374308865","title":"A Peculiar Peril","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Peculiar Peril\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Annihilation\u003c\/i\u003e, Jeff VanderMeer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJonathan 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). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSwept 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff Vandermeer \u003c\/b\u003egrew up in the Fiji Islands and now lives in Tallahassee, Florida. His acclaimed Southern Reach trilogy has been translated into more than thirty-five languages. He also wrote the writing guide \u003ci\u003eWonderbook \u003c\/i\u003eand helps run the teen science-fiction\/fantasy writing camp Shared Worlds. \u003ci\u003eA Peculiar Peril, \u003c\/i\u003ethe opening volume of the Misadventures of Jonathan Lambshead duology is his first novel for young adults.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631609811218,"sku":"9780374308865","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d0129d97-1a3c-4fa0-af6e-5953356ccf85.jpg?v=1732777617","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-peculiar-peril-9780374308865","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}