An enjoyable short read about a mysterious Martian rock that finds its way into the hands of Violet Crowley - daughter of New Earth's founding father, as she visits a museum, and her efforts to decrypt the markings / code inscribed on the rock with the help of the sister of one of her group of friends, who just so happens to be a child genius.
It's a fairly briskly paced short, but one that was engaging and kept me interested in the story and the enjoyable lead characters.
The story did feel like it's a prologue, as the story isn't really resolved at the end, and hints at maybe more to come, and low and behold, it sort of is, as 'The Tablet of Scaptur' introduces the characters and setting for Julia Keller's follow up, 'The Dark Intercept'.
Overall it's a decent read that's also peppered with some YA tropes for good measure.
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