The first book in a new series and a thrilling debut from ER doctor turned novelist Tom Miller, The Philosopher’s Flight can be an epic historical fantasy occur a World-War-I-era America that “[begins] with rollicking fierceness that grabs readers from its opening lines and doesn’t loosen its grip or lessen its hold completely. Miller’s writing is definitely intoxicating” (Associated Press).

HE’S ALWAYS WISHED TO FLY LIKE A GIRL.

Eighteen-year-old Robert Weekes is among the few guys who practice about The Philosopher’s Trip: A Novel empirical school of thought—an arcane, female-dominated branch of science used to summon the blowing wind, heal the injured, and even take a flight. He’s always dreamed of being the first man to join the US Sigilry Corps’ Save and Evacuation Department, an elite group of soaring medics, but everyone understands that’s impossible: males can barely log off the ground. Whenever a shocking tragedy puts Robert’s philosophical skills to the check, he rises to the event and wins a scholarship to study idea at Radcliffe University—an all-women’s school. At Radcliffe, Robert hones his soaring skills and strives to win the respect of his classmates, a bunch of formidable and unruly women. Robert falls really difficult for Danielle Hardin, a disillusioned youthful hero of the fantastic War turned politics radical. But Danielle’s activism and Robert’s recklessness attract the attention of the same fanatical anti-philosophical group that Robert’s mother fought against decades before.

With their lives in mounting risk, Robert and Danielle band as well as a team of unlikely heroes to battle for Robert’s place among another generation of empirical philosophers—and for philosophy’s very success against the men who would ruin it.

“Component thriller, part romance, part coming-of-age fantasy, The Philosopher’s Flight…is certainly as fun a read as you’ll arrive across… Miller has already set a high bar for just about any reserve vying to become the most engaging book of [the season]” (BookPage). Tom Miller writes with unrivaled creativity, ambition, and humor. The Philosopher’s Air travel can be both a fantastical reimagining of American history and a wonderfully composed coming-of-age story for anyone who has ever sensed like an outsider.