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The Invisible Library
- The Invisible Library, Book 1
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
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Summary
One spy. One dangerous book. One deadly mission. Discover the first book in this gripping fantasy mystery series – The Invisible Library is the astounding debut from bestselling author Genevieve Cogman.
Perfect for fans of Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, Jasper Fforde's The Eyre Affair or Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London.
'I absolutely loved this' – N.K. Jemisin, author of The Fifth Season
Irene is a professional spy for the mysterious Library, whose staff are sent to different realities to harvest dangerous and mystical fiction.
Irene has been posted to an alternative steampunk London along with her enigmatic new assistant, Kai. Their mission: to retrieve a dangerous edition of Grimms' Fairy Tales. But it has already been stolen.
In London's underground, the laws of nature have been bent – supernatural creatures and unpredictable magic stalk the land. The city is home to vampires, werewolves – factions that are all prepared to fight to the death for this book.
Irene must face a web of deadly danger, deception and secret societies. Her new assistant is hiding secrets of his own. Yet failure is not an option – the nature of reality itself is at stake . . .
Continue the journey with the adventurous second title in the Invisible Library series, The Masked City.
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- Cherry Rogers
- 15-01-22
An intriguing book
I enjoyed this book. I liked the concept. Also liked the descriptions of the buildings, lands and various magical creatures. Very good narration. Looking forward to listening to the next book in the series.
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- Tess
- 17-05-23
Enjoyable
I enjoyed this book. Vale’s voice was a bit off- it seemed slightly pantomime-esque - while the others were more serious, and the characterisation was a little uneven. However it’s a good read and the pacy plot pulls you along. I’ll be downloading the next one
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-01-24
Good story line & characters
I was recommended this book. liked the narrative, the story and the characters. looking forward to thenext one.
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- Alice
- 23-11-22
Interesting concept but bland young adult novel
Listens like this make me wish audible had a 'Young Adult' warning label as this one felt disappointingly teeny... It isn't terrible, but it isn't very gripping either. It has some interesting points which would make it fun for some readers I am sure, but not for me. A fairly original premise but plot and characters just fell short for me. I'm sorry to say I just couldn't be bothered to finish and have given up with a couple of hours left. Narrator is fine. Maybe I just need some time away from gentle fantasy...
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- ella wilder
- 17-01-22
Oscar worthy narration
Well, the storyline is massively far fetched, but the narrator gives it amazing credulity. What a talent. Well done. I know find I must listen to all the stories ( are there any more).
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- Sonia
- 07-11-23
Enjoyable easy listen
I found the story unique and the characters easy to relate to.
Enjoyed this book
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- Emma
- 23-06-21
Fun, lightweight romp
I listened to this audiobook during a period of recovery from an injury when I needed something light and easy to follow.
The story is great fun and I enjoyed the concept so much that I will download the next in the series. There were a couple of times I thought the author was about to give in to full cliche mode but fortunately she only skirted around it. However, characters going “down on one knee“ repeatedly drove me nuts! Other descriptions are available!
I hope the sidekick character is fleshed out a little more in the next book and we get to see more of the library’s purpose.
If you like your fantasy lightweight, enjoy a literary nod and want a book that moves along at a clip then I’d recommend The Invisible Library.
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- W. King
- 17-06-22
I enjoyed this different and quite novel story.
I found the writing style to be a tad simplistic. I did wonder if this was a book aimed at 'young adults' and the narrator enforced this view. Her reading style was rather childlike with its sing song tones but the voices, of other characters, were very good. I enjoyed this different and quite novel story and will buy the next in the series on Audible.
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- Carol Ross
- 06-09-22
Entertaining and absorbing
A fun story, well narrated, that held my attention throughout, and that has made me want to listen to book 2.
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- Kamila Kristinová
- 01-04-23
Just perfect!
Perfect story, perfect performance, perfect everything. The book has everything I love, hence can only highly recommend it
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