Ink and Bone: The Great Library
by:
Rachel Caine (author)
In an exhilarating new series, New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine rewrites history, creating a dangerous world where the Great Library of Alexandria has survived the test of time.… Ruthless and supremely powerful, the Great Library is now a presence in every major city, governing the...
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In an exhilarating new series, New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine rewrites history, creating a dangerous world where the Great Library of Alexandria has survived the test of time.… Ruthless and supremely powerful, the Great Library is now a presence in every major city, governing the flow of knowledge to the masses. Alchemy allows the Library to deliver the co
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780451472397 (045147239X)
ASIN: 045147239X
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Writing,
Science Fiction,
Books About Books,
Historical Fiction,
Young Adult Fantasy,
Steampunk,
Dystopia,
Alternate History,
Fiction
Series: The Great Library (#1)
What if the Great Library at Alexandria never fell. What if it kept accumulating knowledge and found technology to control texts, to ensure that the only texts people have are on a device something like a kindle, only magic. What if owning private books is a crime. What if one teen, the son of a bl...
This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life in Books.I really enjoyed this story! I have wanted to read this book ever since I first started seeing a lot of great reviews for it. I then started noticing that people not only loved this book but they were loving the other books in the series...
As the first read of 2017, Ink and Bone truly started this year off with a bang. I've been vaguely seeing this series -around- and halfway through the prologue, I had no expectation that I would be blown away the way I was. For those seldom readers of high fantasy like myself, Rachel Caine's nove...
This book was incredible. I'm beginning to take a liking to Rachel Caine's books, as she has a very good writing style and I haven't found much not to like about her books so far. In this book, the Great Library of Alexandria was never burned to the ground. And that's not all. In this world, knowl...
Knowledge is power, and too much power leads to the abuse of it. The Library controls knowledge and the world. Corruption runs deep and it's up to a group of diverse students to make change. Rachel Caine stays true to her page turning writing in this new series making the purchase of the sequel a mu...