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Caine, Rachel, 1962 -

Ink and bone / Rachel Caine. - First edition - London : Allison & Busby, 2015. - 413 pages; 20 cm. - The Great Library ; bk. 1 .

Ruthless and supremely powerful, the Great Library is now a presence in every major city, governing the flow of knowledge to the masses. Alchemy allows the Library to deliver the content of the greatest works of history instantly, but the personal ownership of books is expressly forbidden. When his friend inadvertently commits heresy by creating a device that could change the world, Jess discovers that those who control the Great Library believe that knowledge is more valuable than any human life, and soon both heretics and books will bur.

ISBN: 9780749017224 0749017228 9780451472397 045147239X 9780749017224 1749017229 9781749017221

LCCN: 2015001509

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB557346 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 017182916 Uk

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Alexandrian Library--Fiction.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Libraries--Fiction.
Government, Resistance to--Fiction.
Books and reading--Fiction.
Dystopias.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Fantasy fiction.

LC Class. No.: PS3603.O557 / I55 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 813.6