Books are forbidden for personal use for the protection of the masses. Only the Great Library of Alexandria, custodian of all knowledge and reservoir of the personal histories of the world's populations can safely handle the responsibility of this charge and keep the vying nations from trying to control this avenue of power. But forbidden or not books though rare can be bought for the right price. The Brightwell family is gaining from the demand for these items and no questions are asked if the price can be met. But the cost for supplying customers can be death or worse. Automatons guard the Library and its sisters, on the lookout for thieves and Burners.
When Jess's father buys him a chance to test to join the Library he is torn between the possibilities a job with the Library would present him and the expected inside information his family could use in their black market orders. But Jess realizes that this may be the opportunity he's been looking for. A chance to deal directly with the forbidden books that he so seldom sees. But in a world held at bay there are those who would overthrow the regime, Burners who use Greek Fire to emphasize their belief that books should be for all not just the few. Countries at war who are tired of the Library's stagnant control, and those hidden within the very Library who realize that if the Library is to survive the truth behind its doors must be revealed.
The power of words can be deadly but in Alexandria there lies the possibility of a greater evil threading its way through the very foundations of civilization and the only people who may be able to halt the progress are initiates vying for six positions which may very well cost them their lives.
Full of intrigue, fast paced action, and a world on the brink of disaster, this is the first in a series that promises to satisfy any one who has ever felt the undeniable pull of a book and cannot imagine living without them.
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