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| Original Title: | Libriomancer (Magic Ex Libris, #1) |
| ISBN: | 0756407397 (ISBN13: 9780756407391) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.jimchines.com/novels/magic-ex-libris/ |
| Series: | Magic Ex Libris #1 |
| Characters: | Isaac Vainio, Smudge, Johannes Gutenberg, Lena Greenwood, Deb DeGeorge, Nidhi Shah, Nicola Pallas, Alice Granach |
| Setting: | Michigan(United States) Upper Peninsula, Michigan(United States) |
Jim C. Hines
Hardcover | Pages: 308 pages Rating: 3.8 | 11752 Users | 1759 Reviews
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Isaac Vainio is a Libriomancer, a member of the secret organization founded five centuries ago by Johannes Gutenberg. Libriomancers are gifted with the ability to magically reach into books and draw forth objects. When Isaac is attacked by vampires that leaked from the pages of books into our world, he barely manages to escape. To his horror he discovers that vampires have been attacking other magic-users as well, and Gutenberg has been kidnapped.With the help of a motorcycle-riding dryad who packs a pair of oak cudgels, Isaac finds himself hunting the unknown dark power that has been manipulating humans and vampires alike. And his search will uncover dangerous secrets about Libriomancy, Gutenberg, and the history of magic. . . .
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| Title | : | Libriomancer (Magic Ex Libris #1) |
| Author | : | Jim C. Hines |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 308 pages |
| Published | : | August 7th 2012 by DAW |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Fiction. Paranormal. Vampires. Magic |
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Ratings: 3.8 From 11752 Users | 1759 ReviewsNotice Based On Books Libriomancer (Magic Ex Libris #1)
Executive Summary: A book whose main strength is the interesting magic system, and not the characters or story.Audio book: Brian Eslik is a good, but not great reader. It's been several audio books now, but my recollection was he didn't really add or detract from the book at all. I think this is one of those books that choosing between reading or listening is more a matter of which works best for you rather more than anything else. Full Review I feel kind of bad. I had been looking forward toI really, really wanted to like this....but....Unfortunately the "cross between Dresden and Thursday Next" is accurate, and I....don't like either of those series. I actually had a similar reaction to reading the Next books: I thought there would be a lot more literary in-jokes, and instead it was sort of focused on geeky cleverness.
I'm enchanted by the idea behind Libriomancer--really, what book lover wouldn't be? Mass reading/belief in a book enables specially trained book-loving readers, known as 'libromancers,' to bring parts of the book into life. Widely-read readers will be further amused by multitudes of book references, creating a little nudge-wink action. Short summary: Isaac is in the library cataloging books when he is attacked by angry Sanguinarius Meyerii (aka 'sparklers'). They're looking for information
I picked this book up in a book sale because it looked interesting although I had not previously heard of the author. Well I am very glad I did because it was really good. It has many similarities with the Dresden Files except this magician is a librarian and all his magic is drawn from books. That aspect of it reminded me of the Thursday Next books by Jasper Fforde. So this book reminds me of two of my favourite series - of course I liked it! There are lots and lots of literary references
Interesting book...I know I say that a lot. The thing is that here we have an excellent idea, a bit of mediocre execution some iffy characters and a decent version of a familiar plot (view spoiler)[ You know,the one where in the end we find it's about the BIG BAD outside THINGS that are trying to "get into" our reality and the screw-ups or just plain evil folk who sort of invite them in (hide spoiler)].I kind of liked much of this book. I think the magic system would fire anyone who's been a
Issac Vainio is not your average Librarian. He has a Spider that can set fire to stuff as a pet named Smudge and he is a wizard that can pull objects out of books and bring them to life called a Libriomancer. When vampires attack him at his library, it is up to him, Smudge, and his friend a tree nymph named Lena Greenwood to find out why the vampires are attacking all the Libriomancers and find out what dark force is behind it all before he loses his sanity altogether. Will he succeed?
Full review now posted!Is there anything that appeals to bookworms more than an ode to books themselves? Not in my experience. Does that mean that every book about books or libraries or bookshops is going to fulfill my expectations? Nope. Thankfully, this one didnt disappoint.We all know the magic that can be found between the covers of a book. But now, imagine that said magic was literal, and that you could actually reach into a book and pluck out an object if your imagination was strong
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