The Philosopher's Flight: A Novel (The Philosophers Series

The Philosopher's Flight: A Novel (The Philosophers Series Book 1)

â€œRarely does a novel begin with rollicking fierceness that grabs readers from its opening lines and doesnâ€™t loosen its grip or lessen its hold all the way throughâ€¦ Millerâ€™s writing is intoxicating and one doesnâ€™t need to be a fantasy or sci-fi fan to adore this book.â€â€”Kim Curtis, Associated Press

â€œThe Philosopherâ€™s Flight by debut novelist Tom Miller has already set a high bar for any book vying to be the most entertaining novel of 2018.â€â€”Ian Schwartz, Bookpage

A thrilling debut from ER doctor turned novelist Tom Miller, The Philosopherâ€™s Flight is an epic historical fantasy set in a World-War-I-era America where magic and science have blended into a single extraordinary art. â€œLike his characters, Tom Miller casts a spell.â€ (Matthew Pearl, author of The Dante Club and The Last Bookaneer)

Eighteen-year-old Robert Weekes is a practitioner of empirical philosophyâ€”an arcane, female-dominated branch of science used to summon the wind, shape clouds of smoke, heal the injured, and even fly. Though he dreams of fighting in the Great War as the first male in the elite US Sigilry Corps Rescue and Evacuation Serviceâ€”a team of flying medicsâ€”Robert is resigned to mixing batches of philosophical chemicals and keeping the books for the family business in rural Montana, where his mother, a former soldier and vigilante, aids the locals.

When a deadly accident puts his philosophical abilities to the test, Robert rises to the occasion and wins a scholarship to study at Radcliffe College, an all-womenâ€™s school. At Radcliffe, Robert hones his skills and strives to win the respect of his classmates, a host of formidable, unruly women.

Robert falls hard for Danielle Hardin, a disillusioned young war hero turned political radical. However, Danielleâ€™s activism and Robertâ€™s recklessness attract the attention of the same fanatical anti-philosophical group that Robertâ€™s mother fought years before. With their lives in mounting danger, Robert and Danielle band together with a team of unlikely heroes to fight for Robertâ€™s place among the next generation of empirical philosophersâ€”and for philosophyâ€™s very survival against the men who would destroy it.

In the tradition of Lev Grossman and Deborah Harkness, Tom Miller writes with unrivaled imagination, ambition, and humor. The Philosopherâ€™s 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.
Country USA
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2024-02-13
UnitCount 1
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2024-02-13
UnitCount	1
Format	Kindle eBook

The Philosopher's Flight: A Novel (The Philosophers Series Book 1)

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