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Thomas Edison IV's family has abundant innovative spirit. When riddles draw Tom into a chase for the secrets of alchemy, the vengeful descendants of rival Nikola Tesla loom large. Despite thin characterization, the breakneck pace and scientific fantasy may possibly pique readers' interest in the inventors' unembellished histories (though how the famously celibate Tesla acquired a direct descendant is a mystery).