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The Geographer's Library - Jon Fasman
The Geographer's Library
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Jon Fasman’s dizzyingly plotted intellectual thriller suggests a marriage between Dan Brown and Donna Tartt. When reporter Paul Tomm is assigned to investigate the mysterious death of a reclusive academic, he finds himself pursuing leads that date back to the twelfth century and the theft of... show more
Jon Fasman’s dizzyingly plotted intellectual thriller suggests a marriage between Dan Brown and Donna Tartt. When reporter Paul Tomm is assigned to investigate the mysterious death of a reclusive academic, he finds himself pursuing leads that date back to the twelfth century and the theft of alchemical instruments from the geographer of the Sicilian court. Now someone is trying to retrieve them. Interspersed with the present action are the stories of the men and women who came to possess those charmed—and sometimes cursed—artifacts, which have powers that go well beyond the transmutation of lead into gold. Deftly combining history, magic, suspense, and romance—and as handsomely illustrated as an ancient incunabulum—The Geographer’s Library is irresistible.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780143036623 (0143036629)
ASIN: 143036629
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
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2.0 The Geographer's Library
Paul Thomm, the young journalist protagonist, is immediately compelling and likeable. The book started well. Initially, the vignettes, dating back centuries and presenting various esoteric tales, fascinate. Later on, they become distracting and finally annoyingly parallel and dull. About halfway thr...
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