{"product_id":"the-lost-future-of-pepperharrow-paperback","title":"The Lost Future of Pepperharrow - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatasha Pulley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNatasha Pulley's \u003ci\u003eWatchmaker of Filigree Street\u003c\/i\u003e captivated readers with its charming blend of historical fiction, fantasy, and steampunk. Now, Pulley revisits her beloved characters in a sequel that sweeps readers off to Japan in the 1880s, where nationalism is on the rise and ghosts roam the streets.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1888. Five years after they met in \u003ci\u003eThe Watchmaker of Filigree Street\u003c\/i\u003e, Thaniel Steepleton, an unassuming translator, and Keita Mori, the watchmaker who remembers the future, are traveling to Japan. Thaniel has received an unexpected posting to the British legation in Tokyo, and Mori has business that is taking him to Yokohama. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThaniel's brief is odd: the legation staff have been seeing ghosts, and Thaniel's first task is to find out what's really going on. But while staying with Mori, he starts to experience ghostly happenings himself. For reasons Mori won't--or can't--share, he is frightened. Then he vanishes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, something strange is happening in a frozen labor camp in Northern Japan. Takiko Pepperharrow, an old friend of Mori's, must investigate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the weather turns bizarrely electrical and ghosts haunt the country from Tokyo to Aokigahara forest, Thaniel grows convinced that it all has something to do with Mori's disappearance--and that Mori may be in serious danger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonderful... A lovely blending of steam punk ether science, Japanese historical figures, and a time-defying thriller. Robin Hobb, author of THE FARSEER TRILOGY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNatasha Pulley\u003c\/b\u003e, the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Watchmaker of Filigree Street \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Bedlam Stacks\u003c\/i\u003e, studied English literature at Oxford University and earned a creative writing M.A. at the University of East Anglia. She lives in Bath, England.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.6 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768452743456,"sku":"9781635576542","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ded6e432faa91eaf5e1fb96bf9c40887.webp?v=1780330095","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-lost-future-of-pepperharrow-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}