The Architect

"There's a golden rule in Phantom City: 'No one about when the Zeppelin is out.' Twelve-year-old Charlie Crane has feared the doomsday airship her whole life. But one night, she comes face-to-face with the Zeppelin, and instead of finding trouble, she is awakened to the reality that something is very wrong in Phantom City. Determined to find the truth in a city plagued with lies, Charlie works to free the people of Phantom City from the clutches of a shadowy villain. Helped by a mysterious Architect who only communicates over radio and telephone, Charlie and a quirky band of unlikely heroes must learn to trust a guide they cannot see as they piece together a citywide deception involving superheroes, surveillance, and slaves"--Back cover.