The Scriptorium of the Unspoken

About this book

In the hyper-modern metropolis of Veridian City, twelve-year-old Zenzile discovers she can see the 'Marginalia'—the hidden spaces between skyscrapers where a secret gothic academy resides. Unlike typical schools for the gifted, the Scriptorium of the Unspoken teaches students to harness the power of things society has forgotten or erased: lost languages, omitted histories, and silenced thoughts. When a digital plague called the 'Clean Sweep' begins erasing memories from the Glimmer-Net and the minds of citizens, Zenzile and her fellow outcasts—a boy who speaks only in riddles and a girl made of ink—must delve into the academy's forbidden archives. They uncover a conspiracy that threatens to sanitize the world of all mystery, forcing them to decide what is worth saving in a world obsessed with perfection.