The Invisible Library (The Invisible Library, #1)

by Genevieve Cogman

She was in the Library. Not just any library, but the Library.

There was nothing wrong with being curious about how a story turned out, after all. She was a Librarian. It went with the job. And she didn’t want great secrets of necromancy, or any other sort of magic. She just wanted—had always wanted—a good book to read.

There were three basic reasons why Librarians were sent out to alternates to find specific books: because the book was important to a senior Librarian, because the book would have an effect on the Language, or because the book was specific and unique to that alternate world.

Belphegor,

A demon that seduces people by suggesting to them ingenious inventions that will make them rich… nice.

She did find that the books displayed prominently in every chamber had been dusted, but the spines were pristine and uncreased. They had the sad, untouched air of literature paraded for display purposes but never actually used.

Memories were as important as books and almost as important as proper indexing.

It was a leader’s job to project a calm mastery of the situation, while also encouraging subordinates to develop decision-making skills. Assuming that they made the right decisions. A leader’s job was a crock of shit.

“You’re being awfully calm about this.” “Having your hand catch fire puts things into perspective . . . ,” Irene said.

She is very Wednesday Adamms...