by Tom Miller
First published 2018
Robert Weekes practices empirical philosophy in rural Montana, mixing chemicals and keeping books for his mother's business. At eighteen, he can summon wind, shape smoke, heal wounds, and fly using this female-dominated science. He dreams of joining the elite US Sigilry Corps Rescue and Evacuation Service as their first male flying medic in the Great War. When a dangerous accident tests his abilities, Robert proves himself and earns a scholarship to Radcliffe College. At the all-women's school, he works to gain respect from his formidable classmates while falling for Danielle Hardin, a war veteran turned political activist. Their romance draws attention from anti-philosophical extremists who once targeted Robert's mother. As violence escalates, Robert and Danielle must fight alongside unlikely allies to secure his future among empirical philosophers and protect their practice from those who want to destroy it.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, fantasy, action, alternate-history, academic
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Montana, Radcliffe College, United States
Period: 20th-century, Great War
422 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster