Lansdale, author of Hap and Leonard "David Liss masterfully blends rich historical fiction with terrifying supernatural body horror. You won't want to miss this one." -Joe R. This is a fun, horrific, engaging mystery, both for the story and for watching an accomplished writer stepping out into new territory." -Jeffrey Ford, author of A Natural History of Hell "David Liss turns a new corner, and at the end of it is a splendid, unique and surprising tale of the supernatural drenched in historical atmosphere and fine characterization. There's a strange alchemy at work in this novel where the fantastic lives alongside reality and both are truly frightening and humorous at the same time. Astor "In The Peculiarities, David Liss brings his mastery of historical writing to bear on a Victorian tale of weird transformation. An involving take on the mysteries of myths and mathematics that have been embedded in our collective consciousness." -Shana Abé, New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Second Mrs. If anything can be imagined, then anything is possible." -Mark Teppo, author of the Codex of Souls series "Wry, witty, twisty and tricky, The Peculiarities will slowly draw you into Liss's strange world of magic and monsters, and compel you to pay attention no matter how you might prefer to look away. "David Liss leans into early 20th century occult thinking with the same mystical fervor as Crowley, Mathers, and Yeats-the holy trinity of the era.
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