![]() He brings his whip down hard over his horse’s back and the carriage leaps forward, parting the angry crowd like soil in a furrowed field. “I need to speak to you!” But the stranger doesn’t hear. I fight my way to the front and pound on the doors of the carriage. “Wait!” I shout, surging forward, shouldering my way through the crowd. Together, they endure deadly Vapours and criminal-infested woods in pursuit of the same goal, only to discover the miracle machine they hoped would solve their problems may in fact be their biggest problem of all.Įxcerpt from LUMIERE by Jacqueline Garlick: She follows the thief into the world of the unknown, compelled not only by her quest but by the allure of the stranger - Urlick Babbit - who harbors secrets of his own. Pursued by Smrt, Eyelet locates the Illuminator only to see it whisked away. With it, she hopes to cure herself of her debilitating seizures before Professor Smrt - her father’s arch nemesis - discovers her secret and locks her away in an asylum. ![]() ![]() After an unexplained flash shatters her world, seventeen-year-old Eyelet Elsworth sets out to find the Illuminator, her father’s prized invention. ![]()
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