Die verlorene Zukunft von Pepperharrow

Refined, elegant, and altogether surprising. Seers have a special gift for dealing with time – which makes it more than plausible that Keita Mori worked as a watchmaker. Readers will be transported to Japan in the 1880s in "The Lost Future of Pepperharrow," where nationalism is on the rise and ghosts roam the streets. Five years after Thaniel Steepleton and Keita Mori met in London, they, an unassuming translator and a watchmaker who remembers the future, travel to Japan, as strange things are happening in Tokyo. As war with Russia looms, the staff of the British embassy goes on strike due to the haunting of their building by ghosts. Thaniel is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the haunting. But then he begins to see ghosts himself. Mori is frightened but does not want – or cannot – explain why. And then he disappears without a trace. Thaniel is convinced that the magical occurrences happening throughout the country are connected to Mori's disappearance – and that Mori is in great danger. He is confronted with the chilling revelation that the watchmaker's time may have run out. A romantic, imaginative, and wonderfully captivating read. As delicate as an origami sculpture. Delightful, relentlessly charming, and deeply moving. An astonishing book. Pulley's intricate plot, the vibrant backdrop, the fascinating magic, and the dynamic ensemble of characters create a historical fantasy that is impossible to put down. New readers will be enchanted, and fans of the series will be thrilled by this tour de force.