80,000+ Books in-stock in NZ 📚

King’s Birthday Sale starts early! Up to 20% off books, games & toys 👑

The Book That Wouldn’t Burn

By Mark Lawrence
Series: The Library Trilogy
0.0 (0 reviews)
3.96 goodreads logo

Ratings/reviews counts are updated frequently.

Check link for latest rating. ( 42,315 ratings, 6,831 reviews)
Book Hero Magic crafted this summary to help describe this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Summary
All books may eventually turn to dust, but the stories within can outlast empires and languages. In this new epic from bestselling author Mark Lawrence, Evar has lived confined inside a vast ancient library, while Livira survives in a remote settlement on the dangerous Dust. Their lives, once unnoticed by the world, are destined to intertwine as they unlock profound secrets across worlds and time. This story blends truth and lies and explores the blurred lines between them, with blood spilled and cities burned as the pen proves mightier than the sword.
Read More
Format: Hardback
TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK Please add to wishlist to be notified when back in stock

Sorry, we're currently out of stock of The Book That Wouldn’t Burn. Please add to your Wishlist and we'll send you an email as soon as it's back in stock.

Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This novel will appeal to fans of dark fantasy and intricate worldbuilding, especially readers who enjoy complex characters and layered storytelling. Those who appreciate authors like George R.R. Martin and Robin Hobb will find much to admire in this work.

Book Hero thinking about your next read

All books, no matter their binding, will fall to dust. The stories they carry may last longer. They might outlive the paper, the library, even the language in which they were first written.

The greatest story can reach the stars . . .

Book one in the groundbreaking Library Trilogy

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

All books, no matter their binding, will fall to dust. The stories they carry may last longer. They might outlive the paper, the library, even the language in which they were first written.

The greatest story can reach the stars...

This is the start of an incredible new journey from the internationally bestselling author of Prince of Thorns, in which, though the pen may be mightier than the sword, blood will be spilled and cities burned…

Evar has lived his whole life trapped within a vast library, older than empires and larger than cities.

Livira has spent hers in a tiny settlement out on the Dust where nightmares stalk and no one goes.

The world has never noticed them.

That’s about to change.

As their stories spiral around each other, across worlds and time, each will unlock vast secrets about the world and themselves. This is a tale of truth and lies and hearts, and the blurring of one into another.

Series: The Library Trilogy

View all

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Critical acclaim for The Book That Wouldn't Burn

Praised by George R.R. Martin as an excellent writer and lauded by Robin Hobb as dark, relentless, and a jaw-dropping page-turner, Mark Lawrence delivers gripping mystery and beautiful worldbuilding. Publishers Weekly highlights the tale's compelling exploration of knowledge and its cost, while Kirkus commends the masterful weaving of multiple narrative threads into a tightly plotted, earnest tapestry. Fantasy Book Review notes Lawrence's increasing momentum and pulse with each book, affirming his remarkable storytelling skill.

Book Hero reading reviews

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008456719

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 May 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperVoyager

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 52.0mm

Width: 159.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 820g

Pages: 576

Collections

Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Historical Fantasy Horror & Supernatural Mark Lawrence Romance Romantasy (Fantasy Romance) Sci-Fi & Fantasy Series: The Library Trilogy

About the Author

Mark Lawrence was born in Champagne-Urbanan, Illinois, to British parents but moved to the UK at the age of one. He went back to the US after taking a PhD in mathematics at Imperial College to work on a variety of research projects including the 'Star Wars' missile defence programme. Returning to the UK, he has worked mainly on image processing and decision/reasoning theory. He says he never had any ambition to be a writer so was very surprised when a half-hearted attempt to find an agent turned into a global publishing deal overnight. His first trilogy, The Broken Empire, has been universally acclaimed as a ground-breaking work of fantasy, and both Emperor of Thorns and The Liar's Key have won the Gemmell Legend award for best fantasy novel. Mark is married, with four children, and lives in Bristol.

Also by Mark Lawrence

View all

More from Sci-Fi & Fantasy

View all

Why buy from us?

Book Hero is not a chain store or big box retailer. We're an independent 100% NZ-owned business on a mission to help more Kiwis rediscover a love of books and reading!

Service & Delivery

Service & Delivery

Our warehouse in Auckland holds over 80,000 books and puzzles in-stock so you're not waiting for your order to arrive from overseas.

Auckland Bookstore

Auckland Bookstore

We're primarily an online store, but for your convenience you can pick up your order for free from our bookstore, which is right next door to our warehouse in Hobsonville.

Our Gifting Service

Our Gifting Service

Books make wonderful thoughtful gifts and we're here to help with gift-wrapping and cards. We can even send your gift directly to your loved one.

The Latest at Book Hero

View all