Return to the enchanting world of The Left-Handed Booksellers of London in this sequel by Garth
Nix bestselling master of teen fantasy where once again a team of booksellers must fight to
keep dangerous magic under cover before the stuff of legends destroys our world. There is often
trouble of a mythical sort in Bath. The booksellers who police the Old World keep a careful
watch there particularly on the entity that inhabits the ancient hot spring. This time trouble
comes from the discovery of a sorcerous map leading left-handed bookseller Merlin into great
danger requiring a desperate rescue attempt from his sister the right-handed bookseller
Vivien and art student Susan Arkshaw who is still struggling to deal with her own recently
discovered magical heritage. The map takes the trio to a place separated from this world
maintained by deadly sorcery and guarded by monstrous living statues. But this is only the
beginning. To unravel the secrets of a murderous Ancient Sovereign the booksellers must
investigate centuries of disappearances and deaths. If they do not stop her she will soon kill
again. And this time her target is not an ordinary mortal.
