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The Inquisitor’s Apprentice
Adult SF writer Moriarty (Spin State) makes her children’s book debut with a fabulously imaginative historical fantasy. Set in an early 20th-century New York City where every ethnic group has its own magic—Jewish bakers sell “mother-in-latkes,” guaranteed to provide the perfect son-in-law—the story concerns 13-year-old Sacha Kessler, who discovers an ability to see magic and gets apprenticed to Maximillian Wolf, an Inquisitor specializing in solving magical crimes. Sacha is pleased to have a job, but his grandfather is an illegal Kabbalist and his Uncle Mordechai is a Trotskyite Anarcho-Wiccanist, so he has his secrets, too. Wolf, Sacha, and snooty Lily Astral (a fellow apprentice) are on the case when someone attempts to murder Thomas Edison using a dybbuk. Other figures, historical and not quite, become involved, including Theodore Roosevelt, Harry Houdini, and the wizard of Wall Street—James Pierpont Morgaunt. 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.
"Absolutely gorgeous...beautiful" --Stephen King
"Absolutely gorgeous...beautiful" --Stephen King
"Mark Edward Geyer's illustrations lend old-fashioned atmosphere." --Publisher's Weekly
"Geyer's ink illustrations convey both humor and thrills." --Publisher's Weekly
"Marvelous illustrations that suggest woodcuts and have an Edward Gorey weirdness"--The Green Man Review
"Gorey-esque illustrations"--Jess Nevins, author of Encyclopedia of Fanstastic Victoriana
"Mark's work evokes the down-and-out grittiness of the 1930s and yet also boasts a level of detail and a quality of draftsmanship reminiscent of Gilded Age artists like Charles Dana Gibson." --Chris Moriarty
"Mark's lush, detailed illustrations make my books truly beautiful." --Cherie Priest
"Your talent shines through every line drawn." --Frank Darabont, director of The Green Mile, regarding the interior pen & inks for novel.
"beautiful" --Stewart O'Nan, regarding the illustrations for his novel The Speed Queen
"The Inquisitor's Apprentice is beautifully illustrated, and the endpapers--gorgeous." --Sarah Prineas, author of The Magic Thief series.
"Mark Edward Geyer's illustrations are beautiful, and add even more depth to the story." --Book Page,
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