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Description edit
Isaac Vainio is a Libriomancer, a member of the secret organization founded five centuries ago by Johannes Gutenberg. Libriomancers are gifted with the ability to magically reach into books and draw forth objects. When Isaac is attacked by vampires that leaked from the pages of books into our... read more
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Characters edit
- Isaac Vainio: Main character who can pull magical items out of books.
- Smudge: Fire Spider, friend to Issac
- Lena Greenwood: Dryad, friend of Nidhi Shaw and Isaac
- Johannes Gutenberg: Inventor of the printing press & Libriomancy - the power of pulling magic from books.
- Nidhi Shah: Psychologist and Porter. Works with other Porters.
- Ponce de Leon: Finder of the Foutain of Youth, Porter that was banished to Spain
- Deb DeGeorge: Porter
- Charles Hubert: Soldier
- Mike Hubert: Brother of Charles Hubert
- Rupert Loyola: Porter
- Fawn Shamel: Co-owner of a bookstore
- Karen Beauchamp: Add a description of this character.
- Johann Fust: Competitor to Gutenberg
- Katherine Pfeifferin: Someone known to Gutenberg
- Kyle Forrester: Vampire, runs a day care center
- Jakob Hoffman: Character in a novel, V-Day
- Ray Walker: Porter that taught Isaac
- Alice Granach: Vampire Leader of Detroit nest
- Margaret Hubert: Mother of Charles Hubert
- Nicola Pallas: Porter, Bard
- Ted Boyer
- Chesa
- Mrs. Trembath
- Victor Harrison
- Ken Cassidy
- John Norman
- Jennifer Latona
- Frank Dearing
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
Some people would say it's a bad idea to bring a fire-spider into a public library.
Glossary edit
- Libriomancers: Those gifted with the ability to magically reach into books and draw forth objects.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 2 in Magic Ex Libris. (standard series)
Followed by Codex Born.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jim C. Hines (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Daw
Country: USA
Publication Date: August 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7564-0739-1
Page Count: 308
Publisher: Daw
Country: USA
Publication Date: August 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7564-0739-1
Page Count: 308
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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