The concept was so unique and original, I had to give it a shot. and they're determined to stop her before she can use it.Ī story of courage, shadowy perils, and unexpected destiny, the secret hour is the first volume of the mesmerizing Midnighters trilogy by acclaimed author Scott Westerfeld.Īn impressive series-starter. But it soon becomes clear that the dark creatures sense a hidden power in Jessica. Jessica Day is not an outsider like the other Midnighters.
All that changes when the new girl with an unmistakable midnight aura appears at Bixby High School. For years the Midnighters and the dark creatures have shared the secret hour, uneasily avoiding one another. Each one has a different power that is strongest at midnight: Seer, Mindcaster, Acrobat, Polymath. These people call themselves Midnighters. Only a small group of people know about the secret hour - only they are free to move about the midnight time. Strange things happen at midnight in the town of Bixby, Oklahoma.įor one secret hour each night, the town belongs to the dark creatures that haunt the shadows.
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