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Isaac Vainio is a Libriomancer, a member of an ancient secret society founded by Johannes Gutenberg five centuries ago. Libriomancers possess a magical gift that allows them to extract objects from the pages of books. When vampires leak from the books into the world, Isaac barely escapes an attack and discovers that other magic‑users are being hunted as well, and that Gutenberg himself has vanished. With the aid of a motorcycle‑riding dryad wielding oak cudgels, Isaac hunts the unseen force manipulating both humans and vampires. Their quest reveals dangerous secrets about Libriomancy, Gutenberg’s legacy, and the true history of magic.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy
Authors: Jim C. Hines
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