Codex Born
by Jim C. Hines
Synopsis
Hugo winner Jim C. Hines's hilarious and clever Magic ex Libris series, where books come alive and libriomancer Isaac Vainio combats magical threats that spring from the page Five hundred years ago, Johannes Gutenberg discovered the art of libriomancy, allowing him to reach into books to create things from their pages. Gutenbergโs power brought himโฆ Hugo winner Jim C. Hines's hilarious and clever Magic ex Libris series, where books come alive and libriomancer Isaac Vainio combats magical threats that spring from the page Five hundred years ago, Johannes Gutenberg discovered the art of libriomancy, allowing him to reach into books to create things from their pages. Gutenbergโs power brought him many enemies, and some of those enemies have waited centuries for revenge. Revenge which begins with the brutal slaughter of a wendigo in the northern Michigan town of Tamarack, a long-established werewolf territory. Libriomancer Isaac Vainio is part of Die Zwelf Portenรฆre, better known as the Porters, the organization founded by Gutenberg to protect the world from magical threats. Isaac is called in to investigate the killing, along with Porter psychiatrist Nidhi Shah and their dryad bodyguard and lover, Lena Greenwood. Born decades ago from the pages of a pulp fantasy novel, Lena was created to be the ultimate fantasy woman, strong and deadly, but shaped by the needs and desires of her companions. Her powers are unique, and Gutenbergโs enemies hope to use those powers for themselves. But their plan could unleash a far darker evilโฆ
Tropes
Tone
Content Warnings
Readers Also Enjoyed
Hero Forged
Josh Erikson
Property of a Lady Faire
Simon R. Green
Deader Still
Anton Strout
Thud!
Terry Pratchett
The Titan's Curse
Rick Riordan
The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan
Haunting the Nightside
Simon R. Green
The Tangle Box
Terry Brooks
The Man with the Golden Torc
Simon R. Green
The New Yorker
Harold Wallace Ross
The Secret Chapter
Genevieve Cogman
Jade Legacy
Fonda Lee
Skin Game
Jim Butcher
Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett
Jingo
Terry Pratchett
The Raven King
Maggie Stiefvater
Bloody Rose
Nicholas Eames
The Drop of a Hat
Luke Chmilenko
Kiera Hudson & The Lethal Infected
Tim O'Rourke
Blue Lily, Lily Blue
Maggie Stiefvater