| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
632 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
The misadventures of Jonathan Lambshead ; volume one |
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VanderMeer, Jeff.
Misadventures of Jonathan Lambshead ; bk. 1.
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| Audience |
Ages 12-18. Farrar Straus Giroux. |
| Summary |
Jonathan Lambshead will inherit has grandfather's mansion-- after he and two schoolmates catalog its contents. They discover that the mansion's basement contains portals, with one leading to an alt-Earth called Aurora. There magic abounds, history has been re-written, and an occult dictator called Aleister Crowley leads an army pillaging alt-Europe. Jonathan pieces together his destiny as a member a secret society devoted to keeping our world separate from Aurora. But alliances shift as the trio pursue the profound evil-- and discover it is also chasing them. -- adapted from jacket |
| Subject |
Crowley, Aleister, 1875-1947 -- Fiction.
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Magic -- Fiction.
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Fantasy.
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Young adult fiction.
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Europe -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Fantasy fiction.
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Paranormal fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780374308865 (hardcover) |
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0374308861 (hardcover) |
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