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02154aam a2200325 a 4500 001 E711201E3BA411EC87B0DC564EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20211102011932 008 211013s2021 cau 000 0 eng 020 $a 1616963581 020 $a 9781616963583 (softcover) 040 $d SILO 050 4 $a PS3562.I7814 082 04 $a 813.54 $2 23 100 1 $a Liss, David, $d 1966- $e author. 245 14 $a The peculiarities / $c David Liss. 260 $a San Francisco, CA : $b Tachyon Publications, $c 2021. 300 $a 332 pages ; $c 23 cm. 520 $a From popular historical fiction author David Liss (A Conspiracy of Paper) comes the tale of a clueless young man embroiled in a deadly supernatural mystery in Victorian London. Rooted in strange conspiracies and secret societies, this absurdist comedic romp combines strange bedfellows with murderous creatures, resulting in an unexpectedly delightful consequences. Thomas's problems are more serious than those of a typical young Victorian gentleman. His elder brother may be sabotaging the family's bank. His childhood friend has died under mysterious circumstances. Far worse, leaves are sprouting on Thomas's skin. Perhaps it is all the fault of the long-rumored "Peculiarities" lurking in London's grey fog? Proper society scoffs at the notion of magic, even as it seeps into their buildings, transfiguring the rich and poor alike. If Thomas is going to save the family business-and stop turning into a tree-he'll need help from some rather improper companions. Desperate for counsel, he seeks the advice of a lycanthropic medium and London's unacceptable occult society ... including a strange fellow named Aleister Crowley 650 0 $a Young men $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Secret societies $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Conspiracies $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Conspiracies $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x History $y Victoria, 1837-1901 $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Historical fiction. 655 7 $a Fantasy. 941 $a 2 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20211218010154.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20211102013528.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E711201E3BA411EC87B0DC564EECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search