In early twentieth-century New York, Sacha Kessler's ability to see witches earns him an apprenticeship to the police department's star Inquisitor, Maximillian Wolf, to help stop magical crime and, with fellow apprentice Lily Astral, Sacha investigates who is trying to kill Thomas Edison, whose mechanical witch detector that could unleash the worst witch-hunt in American history.
Industry Reviews
"A wonderfully inventive and fascinating story of the clash of ancient magic and early-twentieth century technology.ã A compelling book that I read in a single sitting and highly recommend."--Garth Nix, "New York Times "bestselling author of "Sabriel" and the Seventh Tower series "Fantastic . . . a great magic trick."--Cory Doctorow, "New York Times "bestselling author of "Little Brother" "A marvelous, mystical romp that doesn't ignore reality. A hint of a possible sequel whets readers' appetite for more: Yes, please!"--"Kirkus", starred review "Spoiler Alert: It's awesome."--Fuse #8 Blog on "School Library Journal" "Moriarty's novel is chock-full of period detail (both in the author's confident prose and Geyer's occasional pen-and-ink illustrations), feisty character dynamics, and a solid sense of humor. It's a fascinating example of alternate history that leaves the door open for future mysteries."--"Publishers Weekly", starred review "Moriarty's novel is chock-full of period detail (both in the author's confident prose and Geyer's occasional pen-and-ink illustrations), feisty character dynamics, and a solid sense of humor. It's a fascinating example of alternate history that leaves the door open for future mysteries."--"Publishers Weekly", starred review "A marvelous, mystical romp that doesn't ignore reality. A hint of a possible sequel whets readers' appetite for more: Yes, please!"--"Kirkus", starred review "Moriarty's thoroughly imagined alternate history has a killer premise...The mystery unfolds at a heady clip." -"Booklist" "Spoiler Alert: It's awesome."--Fuse #8 Blog on "School Library Journal" "A wonderfully inventive and fascinating story of the clash of ancient magic and early-twentieth century technology.ã A compelling book that I read in a single sitting and highly recommend."--Garth Nix, "New York Times "bestselling author of "Sabriel" and the Seventh Tower series "Fantastic . . . a great magic trick."--Cory Doctorow, "New York Times "bestselling author of "Little Brother" "You'll fall right into "The Inquisitor's Apprentice" by Chris Moriarty."--Robin Hobb, international best-selling author of the Rain Wilds Chronicles "Cory Doctorow told me I would love this, and he was so right!"--Ellen Kushner "Moriarty's novel is chock-full of period detail (both in the author's confident prose and Geyer's occasional pen-and-ink illustrations), feisty character dynamics, and a solid sense of humor. It's a fascinating example of alternate history that leaves the door open for future mysteries."--Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A marvelous, mystical romp that doesn't ignore reality. A hint of a possible sequel whets readers' appetite for more: Yes, please!"--Kirkus, starred review
"Moriarty's thoroughly imagined alternate history has a killer premise...The mystery unfolds at a heady clip." -Booklist
"Spoiler Alert: It's awesome." --Fuse #8 Blog on School Library Journal
"A wonderfully inventive and fascinating story of the clash of ancient magic and early-twentieth century technology.ã A compelling book that I read in a single sitting and highly recommend."--Garth Nix, New York Times bestselling author of Sabriel and the Seventh Tower series
"Fantastic . . . a great magic trick."--Cory Doctorow, New York Times bestselling author of Little Brother
"You'll fall right into The Inquisitor's Apprentice by Chris Moriarty."-- Robin Hobb, international best-selling author of the Rain Wilds Chronicles
"Cory Doctorow told me I would love this, and he was so right!"--Ellen Kushner "Moriarty s novel is chock-full of period detail (both in the author s confident prose and Geyer s occasional pen-and-ink illustrations), feisty character dynamics, and a solid sense of humor. It s a fascinating example of alternate history that leaves the door open for future mysteries." "Publishers Weekly," starred review
"A marvelous, mystical romp that doesn t ignore reality. A hint of a possible sequel whets readers appetite for more: Yes, please!" "Kirkus," starred review
"Moriarty's thoroughly imagined alternate history has a killer premise...The mystery unfolds at a heady clip." -"Booklist"
"Spoiler Alert: It s awesome." Fuse #8 Blog on "School Library Journal"
"A wonderfully inventive and fascinating story of the clash of ancient magic and early-twentieth century technology. A compelling book that I read in a single sitting and highly recommend." Garth Nix, "New York Times "bestselling author of "Sabriel" and the Seventh Tower series
"Fantastic . . . a great magic trick." Cory Doctorow, "New York Times "bestselling author of "Little Brother"
"You ll fall right into "The Inquisitor s Apprentice" by Chris Moriarty." Robin Hobb, international best-selling author of the Rain Wilds Chronicles
"Cory Doctorow told me I would love this, and he was so right!" Ellen Kushner" "Moriarty's novel is chock-full of period detail (both in the author's confident prose and Geyer's occasional pen-and-ink illustrations), feisty character dynamics, and a solid sense of humor. It's a fascinating example of alternate history that leaves the door open for future mysteries."--"Publishers Weekly," starred review
"A marvelous, mystical romp that doesn't ignore reality. A hint of a possible sequel whets readers' appetite for more: Yes, please!"--"Kirkus," starred review
"Moriarty's thoroughly imagined alternate history has a killer premise...The mystery unfolds at a heady clip." -"Booklist"
"Spoiler Alert: It's awesome." --Fuse #8 Blog on "School Library Journal"
"A wonderfully inventive and fascinating story of the clash of ancient magic and early-twentieth century technology.ã A compelling book that I read in a single sitting and highly recommend."--Garth Nix, "New York Times "bestselling author of "Sabriel" and the Seventh Tower series
"Fantastic . . . a great magic trick."--Cory Doctorow, "New York Times "bestselling author of "Little Brother"
"You'll fall right into "The Inquisitor's Apprentice" by Chris Moriarty."-- Robin Hobb, international best-selling author of the Rain Wilds Chronicles
"Cory Doctorow told me I would love this, and he was so right!"--Ellen Kushner
