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Another epic story from the talented mind of Oisin McGann, author of the critically acclaimed Ancient Appetites.If you're head of the Wildenstern clan, you can expect someone'll try to kill you at some point or another. And usually when someone does, it's a member of your own family.But, right now Berto Wildenstern, and his brother Nate, have more pressing matters on their minds . . . local women seem to be spontaneously combusting and no one's quite sure why!Wild mechanical creatures, explosions, deceptions, twists and turns with a host of fantastic otherworldly characters - imagine The Godfather meets Philip Reeve and you have Wisdom of Dead Men.
Is The Wisdom of Dead Men appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
Middle grade fantasy with darkly comedic family intrigue involving assassination attempts within a dysfunctional aristocratic clan, spontaneous combustion mystery, and mechanical creatures. Violence is present but not graphic; appropriate tension for the age group.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder, death, and violence.
Who'll love this
Brothers must solve the mystery of why local women are spontaneously combusting while dodging assassination attempts from their own family members in this wild steampunk adventure.