I buy into the characters's reality in this really quite daft alternative view of reality because Author Cogman spent the time to think through these small moments of self-reflection. It's a sign of the character's deeply seated identity, created by a talented and careful author. Irene's worries that she isn't teaching him the skills she possesses so much as grooming him as her sidekick have been woven through the stories. Kai is, as a developing theme in the series, going to have to learn to take action on his own behalf. She is most often alone to face her adversaries. The story in this book is, from the opening scene, one of peril and menace to Irene. What has happened to me? I'm putting it down to the revolting fact, recently revealed to me, that I share an ancestor with *gag* Tom Cruise *retch*, which blow to my self-esteem causes me spiritual pain. It's actually inexplicable to me that I am not having literary hives every time the Language is used and at each Fae sighting. I who lift my brow, crinkle my nose, draw my lips into a sneer, at the merest whiff of majgickq, actually *approve* of the system invented and presented in this series. I am even, if you can believe this!, completely okay with the presence of magic in the series. I did that for this series because I am besotted with the idea of the Library and its multiverse-trotting spy/burglar/diplomats the Librarians. It isn't often that I finish a series read, immediately procure the next, and devour that one in a day. Action, excitement, and several passages of astonishing violence are the key drivers of events down surprising channels. Many, many things have changed since book one and in this story the changes truly come home to roost in the attic. This is a high-stakes story within the Invisible Library series. And if it doesn't end well, it could have dire consequences on Irene's job. They'll face gangsters, blackmail, and the Library's own Internal Affairs department. Irene and Kai are locked in a race against time (and dragons) to procure a rare book. And, as the balance of power across mighty factions hangs in the balance, this could even trigger war. It seems a young Librarian has become tangled in this conflict, and if they can't extricate him, there could be serious repercussions for the mysterious Library. Intrepid Librarians Irene and Kai find themselves caught in the middle of a dragon political contest. In a 1920s-esque New York, Prohibition is in force fedoras, flapper dresses, and tommy guns are in fashion: and intrigue is afoot. Readers interested in exploring the Web in specific subject areas will find this book very useful.The Publisher Says: After being commissioned to find a rare book, Librarian Irene and her assistant, Kai, head to Prohibition-era New York and are thrust into the middle of a political fight with dragons, mobsters, and Fae. The book has numerous tables, in which comparative information is organized well. This discussion is followed by several case studies and a discussion on how the invisible Web is likely to grow further.Ĭhapters 10 through 27 deal with invisible Web links related to a host of topics, such as science and history. The 25 invisible Web categories listed show the efforts put in by the authors to cover a wide spectrum. Chapters 4, 5, and 6 deal primarily with the invisible Web. The first three chapters deal with existing search tools, and explain how they can be used more efficiently. The material is organized into 27 chapters, most of them only a few pages long, with subjects such as science, education, health, and government covered in their own chapters. The title is very appropriate for the book, and the authors' straightforward approach makes the reading interesting. They point out that information providers have this information on the Web, but keep it out of the reach of search engines. The authors highlight ways to access the vast amount of information that is available on the Web, but is not readily accessible-sometimes referred to as the invisible Web.
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