#Infinte regress series

She returns to school as a 'probationary' student. But this time, the tutors & students become trapped inside with no way to contact the outside world (much less bring in supplies like food, etc.).īy book nine, Emily is on the verge of expulsion. Like Hogwarts, the corridors change (such as the famous moving stairways at Hogwarts). That is, much bigger on the inside than on the outside. We've known for some time that Whitehall is like the TARDIS. Whitehall comes unraveled in Schooled in Magic's ninth book Infinite Regress. Luckily I am a bit behind with my book reading so the next instalment, Past Tense, is already published, purchased and sitting on my tablet. Well actually there is one more minor detail. It was a joy to read and I could hardly put it down once I started reading it. That is probably the only negative point I can make about this book. He is supposed to be a professor at Whitehall and properly schooled in magic yet he fumbles around like an extra in red t-shirt touching everything he sees. One thing that annoyed me in the book was the utter stupidity of Professor Locke. To no one’s surprise Emily, together with a friend, ends up being his assistant and, again to no one’s surprise, Professor Locke’s fumbling around sets events in motion that might have dire consequences for Whitehall and everyone within its walls. The threat that Emily faces, apart from the usual troubles with boyfriend, other students and the workload, is whatever dark secret is hidden below Whitehall and the nexus point itself.Ī secret that Professor Locke is determined to unlock by venturing into the old, blocked off, tunnel network below Whitehall. Actually there is not really true bad guy in this book. He is not really a bad person though and he does seem to come around a bit as the story progresses. It is well written as one would expect from Christopher Nuttall and there is plenty of mysteries, action and things in general going on.Īs stated in the book blurb the new Grandmaster is not very keen on having Emily at the school. Emily is back in school which is my preferred setting, so far at least, for these books.

#Infinte regress series

This is a very good addition to the Schooled in Magic series from one of my favorite authors, Christopher Nuttall. And figure out what it has to do with her private research, before the entire school comes to a final catastrophic end. As the staff and students struggle to survive, with the very walls collapsing in around them, Emily is forced to solve a disturbing mystery. It isn't an easy task.Īnd when Professor Locke starts opening the tunnels under the school, hunting for the lost secrets of Old Whitehall, he triggers a series of disasters that threaten to tear the school apart.

She has to supervise them, all the while trying to balance her schoolwork with her growing relationship with Caleb. and mentor a group of young students who are new to the school.

She's expected to do her studies, continue her private research. Reluctantly, unwilling to leave her first true home, Emily accepts.īut she rapidly discovers that she's about to be pushed right to the limit. The only way he'll allow her to return to Whitehall is if she chooses to be a probationary student, a student who can be expelled at the slightest excuse, a student who has to work for one of the professors. The new Grandmaster of Whitehall doesn't want Emily in his school.