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The Masked City
Series: The Invisible Library series
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Ideal for readers who enjoy urban fantasy with a mix of mystery and magic, fans of Robin Sloan’s Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore, Jasper Fforde's The Eyre Affair, and Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series will find much to love in this novel.
The second installment of an adventure featuring stolen books, secret agents and forbidden societies - think Doctor Who but with librarian spies!
The second installment of an adventure featuring stolen books, secret agents and forbidden societies - think Doctor Who but with librarian spies!
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The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman is a wonderful read for all those who enjoyed Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, Jasper Fford's The Eyre Affair, or Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London.
Librarian-spy Irene is working undercover in an alternative London when her assistant Kai goes missing. She discovers he's been kidnapped by the fae faction, and the repercussions could be fatal—not just for Kai, but for whole worlds.
Kai's dragon heritage means he has powerful allies, but also powerful enemies in the form of the fae. With this act of aggression, the fae are determined to trigger a war between their people and the forces of order and chaos themselves.
Irene's mission to save Kai and avert Armageddon will take her to a dark, alternate Venice where it's always Carnival. Here, Irene will be forced to blackmail, fast talk, and fight. Or face death.
Series: The Invisible Library series
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The Invisible Library
Irene must be at the top of her game or she'll be off the case – permanently... Irene is a professional spy for the mysterious Library, which harvests fiction from different realities. Along with her enigmatic assistant Kai, she's posted to an alternative London. Their mission is to retrieve a dangerous book. But when they arrive, it's already been stolen....Paperback$2299Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Masked City
The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman is a wonderful read for all those who enjoyed Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, Jasper Fford's The Eyre Affair, or Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London. Librarian-spy Irene is working undercover in an alternative London when her assistant Kai goes missing. She discovers he's been kidnapped by the fae faction, and the...PaperbackSold Out -
The Burning Page
The third title in Genevieve Cogman's clever and exciting The Invisible Library series, The Burning Page is an action-packed literary adventure! Librarian spy Irene has professional standards to maintain. Standards that absolutely do not include making hasty, unplanned escapes through a burning besieged building. But when the gateway back to your headquarters dramatically malfunctions, one must improvise. And after fleeing...PaperbackSold Out -
The Secret Chapter
In the sixth novel in Genevieve Cogman's historical fantasy Invisible Library series, Irene and Kai have to team up with an unlikely band of misfits to pull off an amazing art heist, or risk the wrath of a dangerous villain in his secret island lair. As Irene tries to manage a fraught Fae-dragon truce and her overbearing parents, she's given...PaperbackSold Out
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The Guardian praises the book's humour and satire, likening it to the Discworld tradition, while SciFiNow highlights Cogman’s effortless storytelling, strong characterisation, and the intricate, compelling universe she has created. Fans of literature and fantasy will find it particularly enjoyable.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781447256250
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 December 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Pan Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 252g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Genevieve Cogman started on Tolkien and Sherlock Holmes at an early age, and has never looked back. But on a perhaps more prosaic note, she has an MSC in Statistics with Medical Applications and has wielded this in an assortment of jobs: clinical coder, data analyst and classifications specialist. Although The Invisible Library is her debut novel, she has also previously worked as a freelance roleplaying game writer. Genevieve Cogman's hobbies include patchwork, beading, knitting and gaming, and she lives in the north of England.
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