Ink and Bone
By: Rachel Caine
Edition: First edition
Series: The Great Library
Publisher: Allison & Busby, Limited
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 413
ISBN-13: 9780749017224; 9780451472397; 9781749017221; 9780749017279
Subjects: Libraries; Fantasy; Books; Resistance to Government; Fantasy fiction; Juvenile fiction; Alexandrian Library; Fiction
Description: Ruthless and supremely powerful, the Great Library is now a presence in every major city, governing the flow of knowledge to the masses. Alchemy allows the Library to deliver the content of the greatest works of history instantly, but the personal ownership of books is expressly forbidden. When his friend inadvertently commits heresy by creating a device that could change the world, Jess discovers that those who control the Great Library believe that knowledge is more valuable than any human life, and soon both heretics and books will bur.
Notes: Book 1