Search -
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation Volume I: The Pox Party
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing Traitor to the Nation Volume I The Pox Party Author:M.T. Anderson "Anderson?s imaginative and highly intelligent exploration of . . . the ambiguous history of America?s origins will leave readers impatient for the sequel." ? The New York Times Book Review — Young Octavian is being raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers ? but it is only after he opens a forbidden door that learns the hi... more »deous nature of their experiments, and his own chilling role them. Set in Revolutionary Boston, M. T. Anderson?s mesmerizing novel takes place at a time when Patriots battled to win liberty while African slaves were entreated to risk their lives for a freedom they would never claim. The first of two parts, this deeply provocative novel reimagines past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today.« less