The year is 1983. London, but not at all the London that many people know and remember. Susan Arkshaw, with only an old ticket to the reading room, a silver cigarette case with a half-erased coat of arms and a piece of paper with her father's last name (most likely spelled incorrectly), goes in search of her parent. She meets Merlin and his sister Vivien, representatives of a large family of left-handed (warriors) and right-handed (intellectuals) booksellers who use magic to protect the New World from the invasions of the mythical Ancient world. Left-handed Merlin and right-handed Vivienne actively join the search for Susan's father, believing that his disappearance is strangely connected with the murder of their mother. Who or what was Susan's father? This needs to be clarified as soon as possible, as the Ancient World begins a dangerous invasion of the New One.…