The Secret Hour
- 334
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Secret Hour” opens Scott Westerfeld’s “Midnighters” trilogy with an intriguing premise: a hidden hour shared by a handful of teenagers. That Blue Hour is home to dangerous creatures, and over the trilogy Jessica finds allies among the other Midnighters. Entertaining but thin is how some readers see it; they wanted more depth in the characters and more of the mythology behind the hour.
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About the book
The Midnighters Trilogy is a science-fiction fantasy series written by Scott Westerfeld. It was published by Eos in 2004. It comprises three books: The Secret Hour, Touching Darkness. and Blue Noon. Over the course of the trilogy, Jessica encounters other Midnighters with whom she allies herself. The protagonists in the trilogy are the eponymous Midnighters Desdemona, Rex, Jonathan, and Melissa. The antagonists of the series are Darklings and Slithers, dangerous and powerful beings that created and live in the Blue Hour.
Reading order · Midnighters trilogy
Full order & progress →- The Secret HourThis book
7.97.9 / 10 - Touching Darkness
7.97.9 / 10 - Blue Noon
7.77.7 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 97 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 40% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 11 | 11% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 86 | 89% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Secret Hour?
It has 334 pages — shorter than 90% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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