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In the first novel of a new fantasy series, unfinished books are kept in the Library of the Unwritten, a neutral wing of Hell. Claire, the Head Librarian, repairs and organizes these stories while keeping an eye on characters that emerge from them. When a hero escapes his page in search of his author, Claire, aided by her former muse Brevity and the nervous demon courier Leto, must retrieve him. The mission becomes perilous when the angelic Ramiel attacks, believing the librarians possess the Devil’s Bible—a text that could alter the balance between Heaven, Hell, and Earth. The librarians are forced to find a book capable of reshaping the borders between the realms to prevent catastrophe.
First publish date: 2019
Genre: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy
Authors: A.J. Hackwith
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