All Men of Genius
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.60 (520 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0765327953 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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She disguises herself as her twin brother, Ashton, and gains entry.But keeping the secret of her sex won't be easy, not with her friend Jack's constant habit of pulling pranks, and especially not when the duke's young ward, Cecily, starts to develop feelings for Violet's alter ego, "Ashton." Not to mention blackmail, mysterious killer automata, and the way Violet's pulse quickens whenever the young duke, Ernest, speaks to her. Violet Adams wants to attend Illyria College, a widely renowned school for the most brilliant up-and-coming scientific minds, founded by the late Duke Illyria, the greatest scientist of the Victorian Age. The school is run by his son, Ernest, who continues his father's policy that the small, exclusive college remain male-only. She soon realizes that it's not just keeping her secret until the end of the year faire she has to wo
Club, A-“Rosen writes with color and verve, particularly in his descriptions of mechanical marvels, and also offers moments of unexpected poignancy.” Kirkus Reviews“Fits well on the shelf with Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate series, with broad crossover appeal to fans of SF, historical romance, and young adult fiction.” Library Journal. “Rosen's lighthearted debut puts a steampunk spin on the Victorian comedy of manners while sneakily critiquing the gender biases of both genres… Decommissioned robots, mysterious mechanisms, strange squid creatures, blackmail, and a number of viv
He attended Oberlin College and received his MFA in creative writing from Sarah Lawrence. His work has been featured in Esopus Magazine and on Tor. He lives in lower Manhattan, New York.. LEV AC ROSEN grew up in Manhattan
Cute Steam-Punk Story I'm an adult reader of YA fiction. Very cute story. There is an openly gay character but no sex descriptions but the boys are mentioned in bed together. I only mention this if you are a parent concerned about what your child is reading. Really its no big deal. Simple story, Girl pretends to be her brother to go to engineering school. Characters are easy to like. Text is easy t. "Jane Austen meets steampunk; exquisitely written" according to Karissa Eckert. I got an advanced reading copy of this book signed by the author at Book Expo America. I have been looking forward to reading it for some time. It was an excellent book; exquisitely written and creative. It was a slow but wonderful read.Violet is a genius at building mechanical contraptions and wants desperately to go to the Illyria school for genius students; only problem is . Once I started reading I couldn't stop. @Julia_ATUF Review courtesy of All Things Urban Fantasy:[]Don't make my mistake of picking up ALL MEN OF GENIUS when you're on your way to bed. Hours later, bleary-eyed and sleepy, I was only halfway through the book and still fighting to keep reading, unable to put it down. Violet, Ashton, Jack and the befuddled Duke captivated me from the get go, and that was before the other Illyrian s