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A Peculiar Peril

Jeff VanderMeer

First published 2020
Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format Hardcover
Type Novel
ISBN 9780374308865
Cover art Lindsey Carr
Pages 632+[14]

Notes

  • C$26.99 in Canada.
  • Cover art credited on back flap of dustjacket.
  • Interior art credited on title page.
  • Edited by Wesley Adams, Taylor Pitts, Patricia McHugh and Melissa Warten.
  • Book design by Aurora Parlagreco.
  • Cover design by Aurora Parlagreco.
  • Full LCCN CIP data on copyright page.
  • Printing statement: "First edition: 2020" [over] "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" on copyright page.
  • Catalog of Copyright Number TX0009157507 puts the publication date at 2020-06-10.
    Imprint on the dustjacket is "FSG" (Farrar Straus Giroux).
    Imprint on the title page is "Straus Farrar Giroux & Dvorak".
    Imprint on the copyright page is "Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers".
  • Page numbering ends on page 632 but the book continues in several sections after that.
  • Pages [643]-[644] is an "Acknowledgements" essay.
  • Page [645] is "Abject Thanks" essay.
  • Page [646] is a single line ("I am mighty now...") and the final Interior art of the book.

Awards

Year Award Category Status
2021 Dragon Award Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel Nominee/Finalist
2021 Locus Poll Award Best Young Adult Book Nominee/Finalist

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
A Peculiar Peril Cover 2020 Farrar, Straus and Giroux Hardcover Novel 656