![]() ![]() Moments of humor and pathos enliven the history and fantasy. “This hybrid of steampunk and alternate American history features a hell-raising girl's school, Atlantis, and three highly likable leads in a yarn rip-roaring from start to finish…. Lovecraft-make this an appealingly fast-paced trilogy opener.” - Kirkus Reviews Action, banter and steampunk-style tech aplenty-plus truly icky foes inspired, the author acknowledges, by the creations of H.P. “Gratz works an unusual twist into the familiar teens-saving-the-Earth-from-monsters trope: The protagonist is both archetypal hero and, at least potentially, nemesis…. ![]() Gratz has created an imaginative world with appeal far beyond its immediate middle-grade market.” - Publishers Weekly “An enticing alternate history presents an America in which Native tribes have as much power and presence as Yankees, with politics of their own to navigate. ![]()
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