Every time I met a character and thought, ehh, not sure I’m going to like that guy, the story turned, and I was surprised and further intrigued. Each twist and turn totally blew me away. It wasn’t where I expected the tale to take me, and I wasn’t sure I wanted to like those Library yahoos. Then, when he goes to training to join the Library, I worried I’d lose some interest in the story. This boy who lived in the shadow of his father, risking his life every day for one precious book at a time. To see a series in which the villainous entity is in fact the most powerful library, our favored institution gone horribly wrong? Oh yes, I was totally hooked.Īnd then I read the opening pages. For so many readers, the library represents comfort, safety, and one of the best parts of our childhoods. I have to say that from the very beginning, before I even cracked the cover, I was fascinated with this book. But something dark and twisted has taken root at the core of the institution Jess loves, and as he’s faced with the horrible truth of it, he must decide where his true loyalties lie, and what is worth dying for.

When he’s sent to join the Library as a spy for his family, his passions only become stronger: to protect knowledge, to serve an agency created to bring that knowledge to the masses. Jess believes in the rule of the Library, even though his family has built their fortune selling forbidden books on the black market.

The Great Library controls all knowledge in a world that’s never known the printing press. 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 knowledge is more valuable than any human life-and soon both heretics and books will burn.New American Library/Penguin/Random House Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreads Jess has been sent to be his family's spy, but his loyalties are tested in the final months of his training to enter the Library's service. Jess Brightwell believes in the value of the Library, but the majority of his knowledge comes from illegal books obtained by his family. Alchemy allows the Library to deliver the content of the greatest works of history instantly-but the personal ownership of books is expressly forbidden. Ruthless and supremely powerful, the Great Library is now a presence in every major city, governing the flow of knowledge to the masses. Bestselling author Rachel Caine rewrites history, creating a dangerous world where the Great Library of Alexandria has survived the test of time.

Ink and bone by rachel caine