Codex Born

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Call Number: Fantasy / Hines, Jim
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fantasy / Hines, Jim	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Five hundred years ago, Johannes Gutenberg discovered the art of libriomancy, allowing him to reach into books to create things from their pages. Gutenberg's power brought him many enemies, and some of those enemies have waited centuries for revenge. Revenge which begins with the brutal slaughter of a wendigo in the northern Michigan town of Tamarack, a long-established werewolf territory. Libriomancer Isaac Vainio is part of Die Zwelf Portenære, better known as the Porters, the organization founded by Gutenberg to protect the world from magical threats. Isaac is called in to investigate the killing, along with Porter psychiatrist Nidhi Shah and his dryad bodyguard and lover, Lena Greenwood. Born decades ago from the pages of a pulp fantasy novel, Lena was created to be the ultimate fantasy woman, strong and deadly, but shaped by the needs and desires of her companions. Her powers are unique, and Gutenberg's enemies hope to use those powers for themselves. But their plan could unleash a far darker evi l...

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Book candy for geeks submitted by Susan4Pax -prev. sueij- on June 17, 2014, 8:28pm Ahhhhh... this is a great series. I mean, who wouldn't want to reach inside books and pull stuff out of them?

Hines takes the concept and keeps going with more new ideas and interesting challenges. Start with the first one (Libromancer), but if you like SF/fantasy, definitely treat yourself to these. They're still book candy, the geek world's version of a beach read, but when you want something light that will just take you away for a weekend, this is *definitely* the series to pick up.