There’s ink-lickers, Burners (who like to burn books, believing the Library has no right to keep the originals from the people of the world), and, of course, the Library we get to know rather intimately. And due to his law, there’s an underbelly of book smugglers.

In this world, owning an original book is illegal. It felt very real nothing stuck out like a sore thumb for me.

But the characters and the world building really drew me in. As someone who has never read steampunk before, this was difficult for me to get used to. In a world where the Library of Alexandria was never destroyed, we are introduced to a future where Steampunk lives. Captcha frequently proves I’m not human.) If that doesn’t tell you how good this book is, then, honestly, I’m a great mathematician. For a slow reader, it’s not a “quick read.” It’s become a joke among good friends that I simply just don’t read. If you know me at all, you’ll know that I moan and moan and moan about how I am a slow reader. Now, let me preface this with something you’ll soon wonder is even true. I hope she never finds my blog, because I don’t want her to see that I’ve complimented her.

She’d first gotten me into Rachel Caine’s Weather Warden series, which, if you’ve read that, was a good introduction to Caine’s kind of stories. 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 that knowledge is more valuable than any human life-and soon both heretics and books will burn…Ī good friend of mine recommended me this book. 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, who are involved in the thriving black market. 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 an exhilarating new 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.… Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Young Adult. An amazing journey in an alternate world where books are valued more than a human life. My second book for the Goodreads Challenge.

Ink and bone by rachel caine