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All Men of Genius

9780765327956

All Men of Genius

  • ISBN 13:

    9780765327956

  • ISBN 10:

    0765327953

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 11/13/2012
  • Publisher: Tor Books
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Summary

A steampunk retelling of Twelfth Night and The Importance of Being Earnest from an exciting young talent Inspired by two beloved works by literary masters, All Men of Genius takes place in an alternate steampunk Victorian London, where science makes the impossible possible. Violet Adams wants to attend Illyria College, a widely renowned school for the most brilliant up-and-coming scientific minds, founded by the late Duke Illyria, the greatest scientist ofthe Victorian Age. The school is run by his son, Ernest, who continues his father's policy that the small, exclusive college remain male-only. Violet sees her opportunity when her father departs for America. She disguises herself as her twin brother, Ashton, and gains entry. But keeping the secret of her sex won't be easy, not with her friend Jack's constant habit of pulling pranks, and especially not when the duke's young ward, Cecily, starts to develop feelings for Violet's alter ego, "Ashton.' Not to mention blackmail, mysterious killer automata, and the way Violet's pulse quickens whenever the young duke, Ernest, speaks to her. She soon realizes that it's not just keeping her secret until the end of the year faire she has to worry about: it's surviving that long.

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