1983. London, but not the London that many know and remember. Susan Arkshaw, with only an old reading room ticket, a silver cigarette case with a partially worn crest, and a piece of paper with her father's last name (most likely spelled incorrectly), sets out to find her parent. She meets Merlin and his sister Vivien, members of a large family of left-handed (warriors) and right-handed (intellectual) booksellers, who protect the New World from the incursions of the mythical Ancient World with the help of magic. Left-handed Merlin and right-handed Vivien actively join the search for Susan's father, believing that his disappearance is strangely connected to the murder of their mother. Who or what was Susan's father? This needs to be figured out as soon as possible, as the Ancient World begins a dangerous invasion of the New…
