Paper and Fire (Great Library Book 2) (English Edition)

LET THE WORLD BURN . . . With an iron fist, the Great Library ruthlessly controls the knowledge of the world, forbidding the personal ownership of books in the name of the greater good. Jess Brightwell has survived his introduction to the sinister, seductive world of the Library, but his life and the lives of those he cares for have been altered for ever. Embarking on a mission to save one of their own, Jess and his band of allies suddenly find themselves hunted by the Librarys deadly automata and forced to flee Alexandria. But Jesss home isnt safe any more. The Welsh army is coming, London is burning, and soon Jess must choose between his friends, his family, or a Library willing to sacrifice anything and anyone in the search for ultimate control . . . DARK, RIVETING, HEART-IN-THE-THROAT STORYTELLING TAMORA PIERCE, AUTHOR OF THE PROTECTOR OF THE SMALL SERIES A FAST-PACED, ACTION-ORIENTED PLOT THAT WILL LEAVE READERS BREATHLESSLY ANTICIPATING NOT JUST THE NEXT PAGE, BUT THE NEXT BOOK PUBLISHERS WEEKLY