The Library of Broken Worlds (Hardback) - Alaya Dawn Johnson
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A girl matches wits with a war god in this kaleidoscopic, epic tale of oppression and the cost of peace, where stories hide within other stories, and narrative has the power to heal... or to burn everything in its path.
A girl matches wits with a war god in this kaleidoscopic, epic tale of oppression and the cost of peace, where stories hide within other stories, and narrative has the power to heal... or to burn everything in its path.In the winding underground tunnels of the Library, the great celestial peacekeeper of the three systems, a terrible secret lies buried.
As the daughter of a Library god, Freida has spent her whole life exploring the Library's ever-changing tunnels and communing with the gods. Her unparalleled access makes her unique - and dangerous.
When Freida meets Joshua, a mortal boy desperate to save his people, and Nergui, a Disciple from a persecuted religious minority, Freida is compelled to break ranks with the gods and help them. But in order to do so, she will have to venture deeper into the Library than she has ever known. There she will discover the atrocities of the past, the truth of her origins, and the impossibility of her future...
With the world at the brink of war, Freida embarks on a journey to fulfil her destiny, one that pits her against an ancient war god. Her mission is straightforward: Destroy the god before he can rain hellfire upon thousands of innocent lives - if he doesn't destroy her first.
A sparkling, thought-provoking new offering from World Fantasy Award-winning author Alaya Dawn Johnson.
About the Author
Alaya Dawn Johnson lives and writes in Mexico City, where she has made her home since 2014.
Johnson graduated from Columbia University in 2004 with a BA in East Asian Languages and Cultures, and has lived and travelled extensively in Japan. She has won the Nebula Award for YA Science Fiction and Fantasy, and the World Fantasy Award - and recently received her master's degree with honors in Mesoamerican Studies from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.
With her new band Cananea, she's finally getting a chance to explore her creativity musically, writing and singing songs that are a mix of the personal and the unabashedly speculative, just like her fiction.
The Library of Broken Worlds is Johnson's debut title for Magpie Books.
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- Contributor:
- Alaya Dawn Johnson
- Imprint:
- Magpie
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Release Date:
- 22 Jun 2023
- Number of Pages:
- 448
- Binding:
- Hardback
- ISBN13:
- 9780008612351
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