Cirrus@Austlit

'If you liked The Grandest Bookshop in the World or The Book of Wondrous Possibilities, you’ll love this fantasy adventure story where books have power, cats are more than they seem, and the library is the most dangerous place in the city . . .

'Oliver Wormwood is sure his new job in the library will be boring. Until he learns that books hold great power – and danger.

'By the end of his first day, Oliver has witnessed a death, been frozen by a book, met a perplexing number of cats, and fought off a horde of terrifying creatures.

'With only a mysterious girl called Agatha to show him the ropes, Oliver needs to learn fast . . . if he wants to live longer than the 112 assistant librarians before him.' (Publication summary)

'A frantic rooftop race. Alchemy lessons on a zeppelin. A booby-trapped pyramid . . . Just the start of semester two at Prometheus High.

'Athena and Marceline are going to extreme lengths to unearth Marceline's past - if their foolhardy plans don't get them expelled.

'Godfrey's lonely without his friends, so when Emily asks him for a favour he's eager to help. But is her request all that it seems?

'Meanwhile, no one has noticed the threat growing on the airship Atet, as an ancient monster of unsurpassed power and fury is about to awaken . . .'  (Publication summary)

'A rusting ocean liner.

'Thirty students learning to resurrect the dead.

'A murderous monster on the loose . . .

'Just a typical day at PROMETHEUS HIGH.

'Athena Strange's first semester at Prometheus High starts with a bang. But when her lessons in reanimation, robotics and skulkers move too slowly and she has trouble making friends, Athena decides to take matters into her own hands.

'But on a ship where science and magic collide, and the monster under your bed is probably very real . . . will Athena be able to hold her head above water?'  (Publication summary)