'Polished and fun to read.Bachmann's steampunk fairy tale.recalls Dostoevsky, Dickens, and more recent classics, such as J.

This is a story young fantasy buffs are sure to enjoy.'-The New York Times Book Review He breathes fresh life into ancient magic.'-RICK RIORDAN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Kane Chronicles and Percy Jackson and The Olympians 'Stefan Bachmann's sparkling debut is sure to get a lot of well-deserved notice. I can't wait to see what Bachmann writes next.'-CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle) 'Bachmann's prose is beautiful, and his story is swift, strong, and entertaining. 'Imaginative, highly descriptive writing. Highly recommended.' The Peculiar ends with a spectacular cliff-hanger, and the story concludes in The Whatnot.

Jelliby and Lord Lickerish, this story of friendship, bravery, and nonstop action adventure was hailed by best-selling author Christopher Paolini as 'swift, strong, and entertaining. Full of magic, dazzling inventions, and intriguing characters such as Mr. But when Peculiars start showing up in London murdered and covered with red tattoos, Bartholomew breaks all the rules and gets himself noticed. Bartholomew and Hettie are Peculiars, and neither faeries nor humans want anything to do with them. In the faery slums of Bath, Bartholomew and his little sister Hettie live by these words. Best-selling author Rick Riordan said of The Peculiar, 'Stefan Bachmann breathes fresh life into ancient magic.'ĭon't get yourself noticed and you won't get yourself hanged.

The international bestseller and debut novel by teenage author and classical musician Stefan Bachmann is part murder mystery, part gothic fantasy, part clockwork adventure.

A Drop of Night by Stefan Bachmann