Once upon a time, there was a girl who wasn't a girl, and a book that wasn't a book...Kidnapped and taken to a huge, world-spanning library, Claire is shocked to discover the truth about her own life. Thrust into the heart of a battle for the library's fate, she quickly learns that the powerful Forbidders will stop at nothing in order to gain the one object they prize above all others.While the Forbidders wreak havoc, however, a great danger is edging closer. The darkness is reaching out across the void, threatening to destroy this world just as it has already destroyed countless others. As he tries to save the library, a tired soldier named Vanguard finally sees the truth and realizes that there's only one way for the library to be rescued from destruction.This volume contains all 8 books in the series.Book 1: Into the Library part 1Book 2: Into the Library part 2Book 3: The Roof of the WorldBook 4: Comes a WarBook 5: The Last GrandapamBook 6: The Soldiers of TeaBook 7: Shadows on the PageBook 8: Rise of the ForbiddersTotal word count is approximately 140,000. Also includes Broken Spirits (Lupine Howl 2.4), which was the first book to feature the library.Please note: this book contains violence and swearing.