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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2012 | Grades 5-up
Gr 7 Up—In the world of New London, science has replaced religion, and magic and witchcraft are considered heretical. Machinery is powered by the mysterious substance, Myth. Vespa Nyx, 17, is the daughter of a scholar who works at the Museum of Unnatural History. Although she wishes to spend her life cataloging Unnatural creatures, she is being pressured to marry and abandon her studies. After a near-fatal encounter with a captive Sphinx at the museum and a mysterious Pedant named Hal, Vespa begins to realize that she is in fact the l...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
In logic-ruled, magic-averse New London, Vespa is horrified to discover that she's a witch and that her life is in danger. With the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
