No one is sure how the City of New London arrived by the
river but it is believed that a tear in the fabric of time
and space was the cause. None of that matters to Vespa Nyx,
all she wants to do is work in the Museum of Unnatural
History with her father and keep putting off making a match
that will benefit her small family. For a number of years
she has been her father's assistant but now she mostly does
cataloging of the unnatural items and beings in the museum.
Vespa is beginning to feel that things are going to change
for her and as each day passes she wonders what is real and
what is not.
Why had her father and his new assistant Charles Waddingly
brought back to the city a box of Waste? The creeping filth
that is very dangerous with the ability to destroy
everything in its path. It is said that only the elemental
Manticore is able to keep the stuff from eating up the
whole city.
Is the Pendant Lumin really who he says he is or is he
possibly a member of the Architects of Athena. The
Architects is a secret society that believes in magic and
the protection of unnaturals, witches and elementals and
not to use or abuse them.
And most importantly what possible reason did she have to
help the Tinker boy who has stolen her little green toad,
the only thing she had of her mothers? And if she doesn't
help him will her world as she knows it survive.
THE UNNATURALISTS is a fast paced, mind-blowing read with a
number of twists and turns that leave you breathless and
hopeful that good will win out. As you read you will learn
more about this strange and magical world from the view of
the cityfolk, the Tinkers and the elemental beings
themselves. The romantic twists that Vespa is forced into
keeps you turning the pages and for readers seeking a
happy ending they will be very pleased with how the author
puts things back in order. I hope Ms. Trent has plans for
other books of this world in the future because even if
this was written with youth in mind, many older adults
will certainly love to read them.
"Vespa Nyx wants nothing more than to spend the rest of her
life cataloging Unnatural creatures in her father's museum,
but as she gets older, the requirement to become a lady and
find a husband is looming large over her. Syrus Reed's
Tinker family has always served and revered the Unnaturals
from afar, but when his family is captured for refinery
slaves, he finds that his fate may be bound up with
Vespa's--and with the Unnaturals. As the danger grows, Vespa
and Syrus find themselves in a tightening web of deception
and intrigue. At stake may be the fate of New London--and
the world"--
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