Libriomancer

Author(s): Jim C. Hines

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Fiction

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.

General Information

  • : 9780091953454
  • : Ebury Press
  • : Del Rey
  • : 0.235
  • : 28 February 2014
  • : 198mm X 126mm X 20mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 31 March 2014
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Jim C. Hines
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : 813.6
  • : 336

More About The Product

An adventure-packed modern day fantasy for sci-fi and book lovers alike.

"incredibly readable" Wired "wildly entertaining ... a lot of fun" Booklist "a rollicking adventure story full of ridiculous little touches. It's a seriously fun ride for anyone who's loved geeky books their whole life" i09 "a fun start to what promises to be a thrilling urban fantasy series" Locus "Butt-kicking librarians, pyrotechnic spiders, and vampires that don't suck - Jim Hines serves up an incendiary and fun new urban fantasy!" -- Charles Stross

Jim C. Hines' is the author of Libriomancer as well as a number of other fantasy books. His short fiction has appeared in more than 40 magazines and anthologies. Jim lives in Michigan with his wife and two children. He's currently hard at work on Codex Born, the second book in the MAGIC EX LIBRIS series. Online, he can be found at http://www.jimchines.com.