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Chemistry, Chaos & Steam: A Magistery of Dunces

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Chemistry, Chaos & Steam: A Magistery of Dunces is a future steampunk story in which four kids with absolutely nothing in common unite in their determination to take on a threat that the rest of the world refuses to admit exists.  As they draw closer together they begin to glimpse the true danger, one so terrible that a century earlier it destroyed all of civilization. Now, it's back and they will have to deal with it on their own with only the barest aid from those few adults who believe them.
	 One of the most important days in this world is the Test Day of the Grand Exam. It's taken by all ten to twelve-year-olds in order to determine if they're intelligent enough to warrant further education⎯whether that be in trade schools, apprenticeships or admission to various institutions of higher learning. Those who do exceptionally well are sent to an elite university/boarding school called the Magistery of Chemistry & Steam. Those who don't are deemed dunces and left to fend mostly for themselves⎯that is, if they survive their indentured servitude. 

Copyright © 2015 by Dani Kollin and Eytan Kollin. All rights reserved.

Hi, everyone! This is our FIRST EVER novel on Wattpad! My brother and I (yes, I write with my brother) love steampunk and scifi. We've even won a pretty shiny award called the Prometheus for the first novel we wrote together (The Unincorporated Man). 

Anyways,  make sure you add Chemistry, Chaos, & Steam: A Magistery of Dunces  to your library if you dig it. Don't forget to comment or vote if you like what you read. 

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Chemistry, Chaos & Steam: A Magistery of Dunces

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