Libriomancer
by:
Jim C. Hines (author)
Isaac Vainio is a Libriomancer, a member of a secret society founded five centuries ago by Johannes Gutenberg. As such, he is gifted with the magical ability to reach into books and draw forth objects.But when Gutenberg vanishes without a trace, Isaac finds himself pitted against everything from...
show more
Isaac Vainio is a Libriomancer, a member of a secret society founded five centuries ago by Johannes Gutenberg. As such, he is gifted with the magical ability to reach into books and draw forth objects.But when Gutenberg vanishes without a trace, Isaac finds himself pitted against everything from vampires to a sinister, nameless foe who is bent on revealing magic to the world at large... and at any cost.
show less
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781448176649 (1448176646)
Publish date: August 22nd 2013
Publisher: Ebury Digital
Edition language: English
For me this is one of those "it's really good but..." reads. Fantastically written, edited and plotted. Smudge, of course, rules the pages and steals the scenes. Great characterisations too. I was able to lose myself in the story and forget for brief moments the back pain that has left me hobbl...
Review: Oh, I just loved this book, weaknesses notwithstanding! "Libriomancy was in many ways a lazy man’s magic. There were no wands, no fancy spells, no ancient incantations. No hand-waving or runes. Nothing but the words on the page, the collective belief of the readers, and the libriomancer’...
Series: Magic Ex Libris #1 This book definitely breaks the fourth wall. Smudge, Isaac’s pet fire-spider, originates in another book by Hines from which he is pulled into the “real world” using libriomancy. Overall I’d say the book was entertaining although I didn’t find the story absorbing. The...
Libriomancer is a great book. Note that this is my opinion. It introduces a fabulous and (to me) new way to use magic, and it deals with (how surprising) books and people who do wonderful stuff with them. And people who do less than wonderful stuff too. Books, vampires, dryads and automatons, anyo...
Book One in the Magic Ex Libris series. Let me begin by saying that I will need to get Book Two. I really enjoyed my read. Isaac Vainio is a libriomancer forbidden to practice his craft unless it's a dire emergency. Needless to say, the book starts off with a dire emergency. :) So what's ...
Log in with Facebook 
