Time travel. Mad scientists. Secret societies. Wicked witches. None of these were listed in the job description of the advert one Bratticus L. Magleby saw in the newspaper on his train ride home from university. After applying for the position of the apprentice to the mysterious Dr. Cerulean - and being hired on the spot, no less - young Mr. Magleby was plunged into a world of science, magic, and all manner of absurdities. Now, after one year in the...