The Dark Archive (The Invisible Library, #7)

by Genevieve Cogman

Why did scientists have to create their own words, rather than use perfectly good existing ones? Did nobody ever think of the poor translators?

“Things have gone wrong,” Irene pointed out. “This is not an academic exercise. You wanted to be a Librarian. You wanted me to teach you. So pay attention, because we’re about to have a very thorough class on paranoia, why it’s a good idea, and how to be motivated by it.”