Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

The Secret of the Moonshard by Struan Murray

When Domino sees a piece of the moon fall from the sky, she experiences emotions she’s never known before. It was like “it contained a part of her somehow, like a shifting collection of her own dreams.” This connection is something she can’t ignore.

Domino is an orphan living in a Scientarium shut away from the rest of society. She struggles to be accepted by anyone at all. With no friends. no money and a mysterious alllergy to magic, there’s little happiness to be found. Instead, Domino looks for ways to harass the other children and fill the void she feels inside.

When there’s an opportunity to become an assistant to one of the science barons, Domino discovers a whole new life outside the Scientarium where magic and science are at war. Has Domino’s entire life been a lie? Who is she really? What is this power she possesses?

Struan Murray is master of fantasy world building. With complex social structures, ingenious characters and a feisty heroine who stands up to most threatening of creatures, this is a story you won’t want to put down.

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