Book cover for A Series of Unfortunate Events #12: The Penultimate Peril by Daniel Handler

A Series of Unfortunate Events #12: The Penultimate Peril

2009 Released
368 Pages
3-4 Hours
★ 4.08 104,705 ratings
Paperback Unavailable
HarperCollinsISBN 9780061757112

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Lemony Snicket returns with the last book before the last book of his bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events. Scream and run away before the secrets of the series are revealed!

Very little is known about Lemony Snicket and A Series of Unfortunate Events. What we do know is contained in the following brief list:

  • The books have inexplicably sold millions and millions of copies worldwide
  • People in more than 40 countries are consumed by consuming Snicket
  • The movie was as sad as the books, if not more so
  • Like unrefrigerated butter and fungus, the popularity of these books keeps spreading

Even less is known about book the twelfth in this alarming phenomenon. What we do know is contained in the following brief list:

  • In this book, things only get worse
  • Count Olaf is still evil
  • The Baudelaire orphans do not win a contest
  • The title begins with the word ‘The’

Sometimes, ignorance is bliss.

Daniel Handler

Daniel Handler is the author of the best-selling ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ (under the pen name of Lemony Snicket), a collection of books for children. He has also written various screenplays, and three books for adults: ‘Basic Eight’, ‘Watch Your Mouth’, ‘How to Dress for Every Occasion, by the Pope’ and ‘Adverbs’. He lives in San Francisco.

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