Author: Sarah Prineas
Publisher: Harper
Series: ? It's hard to say if this is a series or standalone.
ISBN: 9780062665584
Length: 295 pages
Obtained: Library hardcover copy
Comments:
I haven't read anything by Sarah Prineas previously, so I don't know how this story compares, but I love finding books with book and/or librarian related themes, and this has both.
Among my first impressions is that Alex may be a "librarian" and love books, but he certainly isn't an archivist, genealogist, or historian, as he seemingly found no interest or use of documents that I know would have been useful for such purposes.
But I'm getting off track. Alex has run from home after arguing with his family. He is certain, after having read all the books in his father's locked up library, that he is a librarian, not a warrior s trained. This is in a world/time when all libraries have been locked up - Alex believes because books are dangerous - and all librarians are old. This last part is quite troublesome for Alex who is looking to be trained, but cannot find any librarians willing to share their secrets.
He has managed, by chance and some trickery, to talk his way into the Royal Library, where he must figure out what is happening with the books, save them (the books) and himself, and convince the young queen of his task because he cannot do this alone.
I enjoyed the story. If this is a series, I would be happy to read more. If it is a standalone, it ended well enough. I hope to read more of this author's work (particularly the thief series I've heard about) at some point in the future.
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