Ink And Bone
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Magical spells and riots abound in this epic new YA series from the bestselling author of the Morganville Vampires series.
Deze serie dompelt lezers onder in een wereld waar boeken immense macht bezitten en bibliothecarissen hoeders zijn van eeuwenoude geheimen. Volg dappere protagonisten terwijl ze ernaar streven de delicate balans tussen kennis en oprukkende duisternis te beschermen. Deze avontuurlijke sage onderzoekt de diepgaande impact van verhalen en het vitale belang van het behoud van wijsheid voor toekomstige generaties. Het is een episch verhaal over moed, vriendschap en de strijd tegen onwetendheid.
Magical spells and riots abound in this epic new YA series from the bestselling author of the Morganville Vampires series.
Jeśli wiedza to władza, to Biblioteka jest największą potęgą na świecie. I najbardziej okrutną... Biblioteka Aleksandryjska, największy skarbiec wiedzy starożytnego świata, nie spłonęła… Bezwzględna i wszechpotężna ma swoją siedzibę w każdym wielkim mieście świata 2020 roku. Włada alchemią i panuje nad wiedzą, kontrolując do niej dostęp. Posiadanie książek na własność jest zabronione i surowo karane. Jess Brightwell przemyca dla klientów nielegalne książki, które jego rodzina zdobywa na czarnym rynku. Ta niebezpieczna praca pozbawiła życia jego starszego brata. Ale teraz ojciec wyznacza mu najbardziej ryzykowne zadanie… Jess rozpoczyna szkolenie w Bibliotece. Wszyscy tu mają tajemnice: uczniowie i ich mentor – bezlitosny Bibliotekarz. Lecz najbardziej złowieszcze sekrety kryje sama Biblioteka. Jess z przerażeniem odkrywa, że dla tych, którzy nią rządzą, wiedza jest cenniejsza niż ludzkie życie. I że wkrótce mają spłonąć zarówno buntownicy, jak i książki…
The New York Times Bestseller In Ink and Bone, bestselling author Rachel Caine introduced a world where knowledge is power, and power corrupts absolutely. Now she continues the story of those who dare to defy the Great Library—and rewrite history... Jess Brightwell has survived his introduction to the sinister, seductive world of the Library, but serving in its army is nothing like he envisioned. His life and the lives of those he cares for have been altered forever. Embarking on a mission to save one of their own, Jess and his band of allies make one wrong move and suddenly find themselves hunted by the Library’s deadly automata and forced to flee Alexandria, all the way to London. But Jess’s home isn’t safe anymore. The Welsh army is coming, London is burning, and soon Jess must choose between his friends, his family, and the Library, which is willing to sacrifice anything and anyone in the search for ultimate control...
Held prisoner by the Burner forces in Philadelphia, Jess and his friends struggle to stay alive in the face of threats from both sides ...but a stunning escape guarantees worse is coming. The Library now means to stop them by any means necessary, and they'll have to make dangerous allies and difficult choices to stay alive. They have only two choices: face the might of the Great Library head on, or be erased from life, and the history of the world, for ever.Win or die.
To save the Great Library, the unforgettable characters from Ink and Bone, Paper and Fire, and Ash and Quill put themselves in danger in the next thrilling adventure in the New York Times bestselling series. The opening moves of a deadly game have begun. Jess Brightwell has put himself in direct peril, with only his wits and skill to aid him in a game of cat and mouse with the Archivist Magister of the Great Library. With the world catching fire, and words printed on paper the spark that lights rebellion, it falls to smugglers, thieves, and scholars to save a library thousands of years in the making...if they can stay alive long enough to outwit their enemies.
With the future of the Great Library in doubt, the unforgettable characters from Ink and Bone must decide if it's worth saving in this thrilling adventure in the New York Times bestselling series. The corrupt leadership of the Great Library has fallen. But with the Archivist plotting his return to power, and the Library under siege from outside empires and kingdoms, its future is uncertain. Jess Brightwell and his friends must come together as never before, to forge a new future for the Great Library...or see everything it stood for crumble.