The Invisible Library
The Invisible Library, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Kristin Atherton
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By:
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Genevieve Cogman
About this listen
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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- Stephen Lynch
- 10-06-21
New Narration makes all the difference!
I bought this book a couple of years back and couldn’t listen for more than 5minutes I ended up returning it. I noticed it had been updated with a new narrator so gave it another go…what a difference! Great book for lovers of Jodi Taylor/Jasper Fforde and the like
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- Tim Cope
- 06-05-21
At last
I'm so glad that this story has been re-released with a different narrator so I can finally enjoy it.
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- Kaatje
- 24-09-22
Couldn't finish it
Halfway through I decided I had enough. Lots of people are raving about the narrator, but it really didn't work for me. She was so over-dramatic and her Kai-voice annoyed me from the start. I don't like not finishing a book, but I was not enjoying it at all, so I admitted defeat.
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- Mr Samuel Drew Salter
- 25-10-21
Brilliant
A fantastic story, beautifully written, and wonderfully performed! Loved it - thank you - looking forward to the next one :)
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- Lesley
- 21-08-21
Original plot. Brilliant narration
Original plot, interesting characters but, best of all, brilliant narration. Clear and crisp. Each character was easy to identify, even when several characters were gathered together. I will look out for more books narrated by Kristin Atherton.
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- Mr. A. L. Attwood
- 26-07-22
stunning amazing overwhelming brill
oh this is a revelation and a half. and a half again
and then again. never come across anything like it
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- Dr. L. Winn
- 21-01-23
Gripping story
Takes the listener into a fast moving, gothic realm. Good and evil meet in a tale, where librarians are more than custodians of books.
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