The first book in a new series and a thrilling debut from ER doctor turned novelist Tom Miller, The Philosopherβs Flight is an epic historical fantasy set in a World-War-I-era America that β[begins] with rollicking fierceness that grabs readers from its opening lines and doesnβt loosen its grip or lessen its hold all the way through. Millerβs writing is intoxicatingβ (Associated Press).
HEβS ALWAYS WANTED TO FLY LIKE A GIRL.
Eighteen-year-old Robert Weekes is one of the few men who practice empirical philosophyβan arcane, female-dominated branch of science used to summon the wind, heal the injured, and even fly. Heβs always dreamed of being the first man to join the US Sigilry Corpsβ Rescue and Evacuation Department, an elite team of flying medics, but everyone knows thatβs impossible: men can barely get off the ground. When a shocking tragedy puts Robertβs philosophical abilities to the test, he rises to the occasion and wins a scholarship to study philosophy at Radcliffe Collegeβan all-womenβs school. At Radcliffe, Robert hones his flying skills and strives to win the respect of his classmates, a host of formidable and unruly women. Robert falls hard for Danielle Hardin, a disillusioned young hero of the Great War turned political radical. But Danielleβs activism and Robertβs recklessness attract the attention of the same fanatical anti-philosophical group that Robertβs mother fought against decades before.
With their lives in mounting danger, Robert and Danielle band together with a team of unlikely heroes to fight for Robertβs place among the next generation of empirical philosophersβand for philosophyβs very survival against the men who would destroy it.
βPart thriller, part romance, part coming-of-age fantasy, The Philosopherβs Flightβ¦is as fun a read as youβll come acrossβ¦ Miller has already set a high bar for any book vying to be the most entertaining novel of [the year]β (BookPage). Tom Miller writes with unrivaled imagination, ambition, and humor. The Philosopherβs Flight is both a fantastical reimagining of American history and a beautifully composed coming-of-age tale for anyone who has ever felt like an outsider.
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