Anderson's imaginative and highly intelligent exploration of . . . the ambiguous history of America's origins will leave readers impatient for the sequel. - The New York Times Book Review
Young Octavian is being raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers - but it is only after he opens a forbidden door that learns the hideous nature of their experiments, and his own chilling role them. Set in Revolutionary Boston, M. T. Anderson's mesmerizing novel takes place at a time when Patriots battled to win liberty while African slaves were entreated to risk their lives for a freedom they would never claim. The first of two parts, this deeply provocative novel reimagines past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today.
| ISBN: | 9780763636791 |
| Publication date: | 22nd January 2008 |
| Author: | M. T. Anderson |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 384 pages |