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'A Japan that never was, a future lost, ghosts that are not dead ... not even a partial list of ingredients can do justice to this wonderful cake of a book ... A time-defying thriller' ROBIN HOBB Strange things are happening in Tokyo. As war with Russia looms, the city is plagued by strange electricity storms, while the staff at the British Legation have gone on strike, claiming that the building is haunted. Thaniel Steepleton is sent over from London to act as interpreter, bringing with him his partner, Keita Mori the watchmaker, their adopted daughter, Six, and Mori's clockwork octopus, Katsu. Thaniel is dazzled by life in Tokyo, but he feels increasingly out of his depth - especially when he meets Takiko Pepperharrow, and learns of her connection to Mori. But then Mori disappears, and Thaniel and Takiko's paths diverge as they desperately try to find him. As their searches lead them to snow-steeped prisons and mountainside shrines, Thaniel is faced with the terrifying revelation that Mori's powers are no longer enough to save them - and that the watchmaker's time may have run out. Natasha Pulley's extraordinary new novel, The Kingdoms, will be available in Spring 2021.
Für alle, die „Der Uhrmacher in der Filigree Street“ - der Erzählstil und die Charaktere - gefallen hat. Für diejenigen kann ich dieses Buch nur empfehlen, denn hier haben wir die Möglichkeit, noch mehr Zeit mit Thaniel und Mori zu verbringen und auch mit Katsu (ja, er hat hier wieder Gastauftritte!), dieses Mal zum Großteil in Japan, Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts.
Zu Beginn mag es so wirken, als ob nichts Relevantes passiert und die Handlung nicht vorankommt. Aber wer Natasha Pulleys...
Das Buch befindet sich in einem Regal.