Review: The Ancient Nine - Ian K. Smith - September 2018 Not 100% sure what this book was about but once I got started and knew it was set in the world of Harvard University and featured the secret societies, I was hooked and in for a good ride. Growing up in New Zealand, we don't have the same outlook on universities as in the US so reading about American Universities and Ivy League schools has always fascinated me. When I was in Boston, I managed to get a Harvard T-shirt and Harvard Pens/Pencils to bring back with me to New Zealand. The other thing that I enjoyed about this book was it was set in firstly in 1920-the 1930s and then in the late '80s. The book starts with this mysterious clubhouse being broken into and a student vanishing in 1928. The book then jumps to 1988 where we meet Spencer who has been invited to rush for the secret society called The Delphic Club. Spencer though isn't the sort they would normally rush a club like this as he's a poor kid from Chic...