A lovely blending of steam punk ether science, Japanese historical figures, and a time-defying thriller.' Robin Hobb, author of THE FARSEER TRILOGY

Takiko Pepperharrow, an old friend of Mori's, must investigate.Īs 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. Meanwhile, something strange is happening in a frozen labor camp in Northern Japan. For reasons Mori won't-or can't-share, he is frightened. But while staying with Mori, he starts to experience ghostly happenings himself. Thaniel'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. Thaniel has received an unexpected posting to the British legation in Tokyo, and Mori has business that is taking him to Yokohama. Five years after they met in The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, Thaniel Steepleton, an unassuming translator, and Keita Mori, the watchmaker who remembers the future, are traveling to Japan. 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.ġ888. Takiko Pepperharrow, an old friend of Mori’s, must investigate.Īs ghosts appear across Tokyo and the weather turns bizarrely electrical, Thaniel grows convinced that it all has something to do with Mori’s disappearance - and that Mori might be in far more trouble than any of them first thought.Natasha Pulley's Watchmaker of Filigree Street captivated readers with its charming blend of historical fiction, fantasy, and steampunk. Meanwhile, something strange is happening in a frozen labour camp in northern Japan. For reasons he won’t say, Mori is frightened. But staying with his closest friend, Keita Mori, in Yokohama, Thaniel starts to experience ghostly happenings himself. His brief is strange: the staff at the British Legation have been seeing ghosts, and his first task is to find out what’s going on. The London fog has made him ill, and doctor’s orders are to get out. This extraordinary sequel takes listeners to Japan, where time, destiny and love collide to electrifying effect.įor Thaniel Steepleton, an unexpected posting to Tokyo can’t come at a better moment. Step back into the enchanting world of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street.

The lost future of pepperharrow