Summary:
Far, far north, in the cold aerial city of Fata Morgana, apprentice scientist Jonathan is preparing to leave for university.
He doesn't know about fantillium, the newly discovered chemical that allows people to share hallucinations - to become an illusionist.
He doesn't know that fantillium can also open gateways to parallel worlds. Or that he will soon begin an epic journey, crossing cities and worlds, to save his family, his friends, and his very reality.
He doesn't know any of that . . . yet.
And when he does, will his compass continue to point true north? Or will it break apart?
My Thoughts:
This book was hard to get into. The style of writing took a while for me to get used to, but I did end up enjoying it.
There is a sickness going around, and the queen is ill. Jonathan's father is the best scientist, so the king pays him a visit requesting him to find a cure as soon as possible. He wants him to work with Lady Florel, who only wants to use fantillium to find the cure. The father refuses, saying it is too dangerous, but Jonathan goes to help Lady Florel out of desperation since his mother, sister, and sister's friend fall victim to the sickness.
They travel to another world, where Jonathan finds out that she isn't who she says she is.
While I did enjoy reading this, it wasn't for me. Jonathan's family are not very developed at all, making it hard to care about what happens/will happen to them. The writing style isn't my favorite, and most of the characters are forgettable.
My Rating: 2 stars
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