The Invisible Library

De: Genevieve Cogman

Narrado por: Kristin Atherton

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.

Praise for the series:

'I absolutely loved this' – N. K. Jemisin, author of The Fifth Season

'Irene is a great heroine: fiery, resourceful and no one's fool' – The Guardian

'Cogman keeps upping the ante on this delightful series!' – Charles Stross, author of the Merchant Princes series

Reseñas de la Crítica

I absolutely loved this ... flavored with truly unique mythology and a dash of the eldritch. Such clever, creepy, elaborate worldbuilding and snarky, sexy-smart characters (N.K. Jemisin, author of the Broken Earth series, including The Fifth Season)

A dazzling bibliophilic debut (Charles Stross, author of the Laundry Files, including The Atrocity Archives)

It's a breath of fresh air ... with a companionable heroine in Irene, and a satisfyingly complex plot, The Invisible Library - the first of a series - is a book in which to wallow

Written in a similar vein to Deborah Harkness's All Souls trilogy ... Contemporary meets fairy-take in this novel

Cogman writes with a vivacity and wittiness that breathes new life into the genre . . . Reminiscent of the works of Diana Wynne Jones and Neil Gaiman, Cogman's novel is a true treat to read

Surrender to the sheer volume of fun that appears on every page...thoroughly entertaining

Fantasy doesn't get much better ... If you're looking for a swift, clever and witty read, look no further

This witty and spirited adventure sets up a potential gold mine of lore for the writer to plunder in future sequels ... a fun and original page-turner

Highly entertaining ... It reminded me a lot of Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next series

The Invisible Library is everything I could ever want out of a book . . . a stunning work of art that has me absolutely begging for more

Hits the spot straight from the opening page ... one of the most pleasurable debuts of the year

An adventure story to delight the heart . . . The characters of Irene, her companion and those they encounter are vividly drawn, and the story moves along at breakneck speed to a thoroughly satisfying conclusion

A book that was a sheer joy to spend time with ... solid prose alongside great pace

Cogman's dialogue is clever and funny, and her characters delightfully flawed. With this book she has crafted an exciting, fast-paced introduction to a world you will yearn to revisit ... Books such as The Maze Runner and The Hunger Games series are paving the way for stories like this

A mix of Doctor Who, Fringe and The Librarians . . . Genevieve Cogman has crafted a well-paced, smart and fun novel that will certainly be a quick read for most people

The Invisible Library is currently at the top of my list of favourite books read this year . . . so much fun

Cogman's debut is a tremendously fun, rip-roaring adventure with protagonists that are easy to love and a setting that couldn't have suited my tastes better ... I can't wait for the second instalment

I've seen it compared to Doctor Who, I'm sure it'll be compared to Harry Potter, and it'll probably get compared to every Anglophile novel full of vim and fun that's ever been written. These comparisons will all be well-earned

Great story but audio wide range

I loved the story but the way it was recorded was not good. The level varies from a whisper to an ear shattering yell. The audio engineer should have applied compression to reduce the audio level swings.

A cozy good read

I loved Irene and the entire series. I wish they would make it into a show.

I really tried (Reviewed after 2.3 books)

This series has great promise and I personally really liked several of the characters...so I really tried to give it a chance.

I think the main problem is the narrator. She is overly dramatic and in the wrong places. She makes everyone sound desperate, extremely agitated, and over-reactive- which then makes them sound idiotic (and often juvenile). I was hoping she would work out the kinks (some narrators seem to) but after 2 books unfortunately that is not the case. For a while I thought the writing was lending to the issue, but I can't speak to that as I can't get past the narrator.

I do think the writing could be more polished. it doesn't always seem to hold my attention and if I miss a part I don't bother rewinding, which to me is a significant sign.

I can't continue the series...they all just sound like inexperienced people with poor communication skills.

Better premise than story

I really wanted to love this, but about halfway through it descends into clusterfudge and was less fun to follow the story.

Great start to a series

Reminiscent of one of my favorite authors, Jodi Taylor. It was Dr Who meets Sherlock Holmes. Action packed plot with characters that I expect to continue to develop. Looking forward to reading on!