Ink and Bone by: Rachel Caine: The Great Library is a powerhouse for storing and administering knowledge, but to own books is 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 knowledge is more valuable than any human life-and soon both heretics and books will burn….Hi everyone, happy Wednesday! Today I’m going to be posting my reviews of Rachel Caine’s series, The Great Library. 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. In this exhilarating series, New York Times 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 was a selection by to Texas Library Association to the Texas Lone Star List (2016) But when one of them discovers an invention that can destroy the Great Library’s power forever … it’s war. But Jess has no love for his father, and discovers a new set of vibrant, challenging friends in a city he quickly grows to love. But his father sends him to train at the Great Library itself, in Alexandria. Jess Brightwell belongs to a family of book smugglers, and they’re constantly being hunted by soldiers and automata of the Great Library. Would it be benevolent? Or something else? Over a million original works, vanished into nothing.īut what if, instead, the Great Library had survived? What if it had formed alliances with other storehouses of knowledge around the world, and emerged as the greatest power ever built? In our world, in the time of Roman Emperor Julius Caesar, the Great Library of Alexandria burned, and began a slow decline to complete destruction.
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