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Zusatztext Cogman fills a captivating story with animated characters and propels the narrative at a cracking pace! planting perfectly timed plot twists and reversals of fortune along the way Informationen zum Autor 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 was her debut novel, she previously worked as a freelance roleplaying-game writer. She is the author of the Invisible Library series and the bestselling Scarlet Revolution trilogy. Genevieve’s hobbies include patchwork, beading, knitting and gaming, and she lives in the north of England. Klappentext For a Librarian spy, books are a dangerous business As Irene tries to manage a fraught Fae-dragon truce and her overbearing parents, she's given a hot new mission. The world where she grew up is in danger and only one book can save it. This is held by Mr Nemo, secretive Fae villain and antique dealer, so Irene and Kai travel to his Caribbean retreat to strike a deal. But in return for the book, they must steal a painting from twenty-first-century Vienna. They'll join a team of dragons, Fae gamblers and thieves, so their greatest challenge may be one another. And some will kill to protect this painting, which hides an extraordinary secret from a past age. PRAISE FOR THE INVISIBLE LIBRARY SERIES I absolutely loved t his' N. K. Jemisin 'In the humorous and satirical tradition of Discworld' Guardian A sparkling bookish adventure featuring librarian spies, stolen books and top-secret missions to alternate realities. Here Irene, Librarian spy, becomes involved in a deadly art heist – all for the sake of a rare book with a hidden history . . . Zusammenfassung The sixth instalment of this fantastical adventure series. A deal with a Fae leads Irene and Kai to an art heist in Vienna, with a ramshackle team of dragons and Fae – all for the sake of a rare book and its hidden history....
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The ensuing shenanigans are wittily told, with some great one-liners and comic set pieces, and the resourceful Irene is a delightful protagonist. This is light-hearted fantasy at its page-turning best Guardian
