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'This book is a gem that was perfectly cut to fit the Pratchett-shaped hole in my heart' C.M. Waggoner 'A bubbling cauldron overflowing with imagination and charm' Chris Sugden Books can change lives. Magic books can cause absolute chaos. Isabella Nagg lives on a tiny, miserable farm in a tiny...

Seit etlichen Jahren ist Isabella Nagg unglücklich mit Farmer Nagg verheiratet, ihr einziger Vertrauter ist ihr kostbarer Basilikum. Haupteinkommen der Naggs ist die jährliche Alraunen-Ernte, die sie immer an den ortsansässigen Zauberer liefern. Diesmal jedoch platzt der Deal, denn der Magier ist wie vom Erdboden verschluckt. Als Entschädigung lässt Farmer Nagg einen Band des Zauberbuches mitgehen, sehr zum Erschrecken seiner Frau. Doch als Isabella sich beruhigt hat und Zeit, über ihr Leben nachzudenken, stellt sich ihr unausweichlich die Frage: Kann ein bisschen Magie wirklich schaden?

Some years ago, Oliver Darkshire stepped into the hushed interior of Henry Sotheran Ltd on Sackville Street (est. 1761) to interview for their bookselling apprenticeship, a decision which has bedevilled him ever since. He'd intended to stay for a year before launching into some less dusty, better remunerated career. Unfortunately for him, the alluring smell of old books and the temptation of a management-approved afternoon nap proved irresistible. Soon he was balancing stacks of first editions, fending off nonagenarian widows with and trying not to upset the store's resident ghost.

In the storm–drenched city of Verdigris, home to indolent sorcerers and undead hotels, something is dreadfully wrong. Buildings are starting to crumble due to the kidnapping of their hobs, the many-legged house spirits that keep each home in order. In such times, one would ordinarily blame the Devil, but he has been enchanted by a new and enticing evil: The jackbooted villainy of Gwendolyn Gooch, who has taken the hobs for her latest diabolical scheme—apartments for rent.