In a land riven with plague, in the infamous Walled City, two families vie for control - the Medicis with their genius inventor Leonardo; the Lorraines with Galileo, the most brilliant alchemist of his generation. And when two star-crossed lovers, one from either house, threaten the status quo, a third, shadowy power - one that forever seems a step ahead of all of the familial warring - plots and schemes, and bides its time, ready for the moment to attack -
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Craig Cormick is an award-winning author and science communicator who works for Australia's premier science institution, the Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). He is a regular speaker at science communication conferences and has appeared on television, radio, online and in print media. As an author he has published over a dozen works of fiction and non-fiction and over 100 short stories. His awards include an ACT Book of the Year Award and a Queensland Premier's Literary Award. His most recent book is the young adult novel Time Vandals (Scholastic, 2012). You can find Craig online at his website craigcormick.com
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