The Whatnot: 2 (Peculiar) - Softcover

"Enthralling . . . The breathtaking beauty of [Bachmann's] prose is coupled with a plot that also leaves his audience breathless."--School Library Journal

"[A] breathless read, one that will have readers hoping for a peaceful outcome as fervently as its characters do."--Kirkus Reviews

"Exhilarating . . . Bachmann writes with a skill that belies his youth . . . and he has a genius for envisioning fairy magic and architecture. . . . Readers will want to start with The Peculiar, and immediately dive into this fine tale."---Publishers Weekly (starred review)

A sequel to The Peculiar finds 12-year-old Pikey Thomas assisting an injured faery and inadvertently changing the course of his life in steam-powered Victorian London, where faeries flee for their lives, changeling Bartholomew Kettle searches for his sister and human armies prepare for war. 100,000 first printing.