Set in the late 1860s Chicago, the second Mrs. O'Leary's Boarding House series returns with many favorite characters from the first book: Mr. Ovani, born of a star, who is Earth's Guardian; Permow, the Heir to the largest empire in the stars, who looks remarkably like a large calico cat; his well-trained Guardian, and even Mr. Szmch, who is now back on his watery throne. There are new characters as well, including an angry rabbit-like person, a chatty daisy, and more. Danger looms as Earth's future is abruptly changed to one that is darker and more ominous. Mr. Ovani needs to find out what has caused Earth's future to change. Earth's future, and his. This book is not large print, but is setup for easier reading with more white space and slightly larger print.