The Whatnot - Hardcover

Bachmann, Stefan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0007530234 ISBN 13: 9780007530236

Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks, 1884

Synopsis

The thrilling sequel to Stefan Bachmann's steampunk faery fantasy THE PECULIAR. This is JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR NORRELL for kids, mixed with a dash of THE BARTIMAEUS TRILOGY...Bartholomew Kettle couldn't save his sister. He watched her be pushed through the door between worlds, into the icy forest of faery. He saw her take someone's hand. And he promised that he would find her. But what if he can't? And what if the sinister forces who were hunting them both haven't given up, but are just biding their time?Stefan Bachmann spins a consuming tale of magic, of good and evil, of family, and of figuring out where you belong.

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From the Back Cover:

Oh, the Sly King, the Sly King, in his towers of ash and wind.

Pikey Thomas doesn't know how or why he can see the changeling girl. But there she is. Not in the cold, muddy London neighborhood where Pikey lives. Instead, she's walking through the trees and snow of the enchanted Old Country or, later, racing through an opulent hall. She's pale and small, and she has branches growing out of her head. Her name is Henrietta Kettle.

Pikey's vision, it turns out, is worth something. Worth something to Hettie's brother—a brave adventurer named Bartholomew Kettle. Worth something to the nobleman who protects him. And Pikey is not above bartering—Pikey will do almost anything to escape his past; he'll do almost anything for a life worth living.

The faeries—save for a mysterious sylph and a mischievous cobble faery or two— have been chased out of London. They've all gone north. The army is heading north, too. So Pikey and Bartholomew follow, collecting information, piecing together clues, searching for the doorway that will lead them to Hettie.

The Whatnot is the enthralling, surprising, and unforgettable companion to Stefan Bachmann's internationally bestselling debut novel The Peculiar.

About the Author:

Stefan Bachmann was born in Colorado but now lives in Switzerland, where he studies modern music at the Zürich University of Arts. He is the author of several books, including The Peculiar, his debut, which was released to international acclaim when he was nineteen years old.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks
• Publication date: 1884
• ISBN 10: 0007530234
• ISBN 13: 9780007530236
• Binding: Hardcover