The Library of the Dead
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Description
Enter a world of magic and adventure in The Library of the Dead by T. L. Huchu. The first book in the spellbinding Edinburgh Nights series.
When ghosts talk, she will listen . . .
Ropa dropped out of school to become a ghostalker - and she now speaks to Edinburgh's dead, carrying messages to the living. A girl's gotta earn a living, and it seems harmless enough. Until, that is, the dead whisper that someone's bewitching children - leaving them husks, empty of joy and life. It's on Ropa's patch, so she feels honour bound to investigate. But what she learns will change her world.
She'll dice with death (not part of her life plan . . .) as she calls on Zimbabwean magic and Scottish pragmatism to hunt down clues. For Edinburgh hides a wealth of secrets. And in the process, she discovers an occult library and some unexpected allies. Yet as shadows lengthen, will the hunter become the hunted?
The Library of the Dead is the first book in the Edinburgh Nights series. Continue the adventure with book two, Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments.
The Edinburgh Nights Series
The Library of the Dead
Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments
The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle
The Legacy of Arniston House
Secrets of the First School
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Praise for The Library of the Dead
'I highly recommend The Library of the Dead'
- Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse series
'Edinburgh Nights is essential reading for fans of urban fantasy'
- The British Fantasy Society
'One of the strangest and most compelling fantasy worlds you'll see all year'
- SFX
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This was a disappointment. By the title of the book, I envisioned something totally different. It almost has nothing to do with the Library itself. The story was kind of boring to me. Also there is a huge lack of background knowledge and history missing, so much I thought I missed a book before and this must have been the second book - it's not... you are left in the dark with the year it plays in and also what exactly happened to explain the strange circumstances in this book. Not my kind of story.
this is very much not for me. i dnf'ed it at 56-ish pages. it's about a 14 year old girl talking (like talking talking) to ghosts but only for money i think it's an art for itself writing books in the perspective of a 14 year old and getting the wording and the feeling of an actual teenager. but unfortunately it isn't something i like to read
DNF@ 10% I really didn’t like the audiobook narration and the writing style of this book. It leans toward stream of consciousness which I’m not a fan of. The wording might be appropriate for the protagonist but it wasn’t pleasant to read and rather prevented me from getting immersed in the story. Additionally the audiobook narrator tried to distinguish the different characters by accent but had the most bored way of reading I’ve heard to date. For anyone loving the supernatural investigator middle grade plot I would recommend picking up Lockwood & Co instead.
Description
Enter a world of magic and adventure in The Library of the Dead by T. L. Huchu. The first book in the spellbinding Edinburgh Nights series.
When ghosts talk, she will listen . . .
Ropa dropped out of school to become a ghostalker - and she now speaks to Edinburgh's dead, carrying messages to the living. A girl's gotta earn a living, and it seems harmless enough. Until, that is, the dead whisper that someone's bewitching children - leaving them husks, empty of joy and life. It's on Ropa's patch, so she feels honour bound to investigate. But what she learns will change her world.
She'll dice with death (not part of her life plan . . .) as she calls on Zimbabwean magic and Scottish pragmatism to hunt down clues. For Edinburgh hides a wealth of secrets. And in the process, she discovers an occult library and some unexpected allies. Yet as shadows lengthen, will the hunter become the hunted?
The Library of the Dead is the first book in the Edinburgh Nights series. Continue the adventure with book two, Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments.
The Edinburgh Nights Series
The Library of the Dead
Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments
The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle
The Legacy of Arniston House
Secrets of the First School
* * *
Praise for The Library of the Dead
'I highly recommend The Library of the Dead'
- Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse series
'Edinburgh Nights is essential reading for fans of urban fantasy'
- The British Fantasy Society
'One of the strangest and most compelling fantasy worlds you'll see all year'
- SFX
Book Information
Posts
This was a disappointment. By the title of the book, I envisioned something totally different. It almost has nothing to do with the Library itself. The story was kind of boring to me. Also there is a huge lack of background knowledge and history missing, so much I thought I missed a book before and this must have been the second book - it's not... you are left in the dark with the year it plays in and also what exactly happened to explain the strange circumstances in this book. Not my kind of story.
this is very much not for me. i dnf'ed it at 56-ish pages. it's about a 14 year old girl talking (like talking talking) to ghosts but only for money i think it's an art for itself writing books in the perspective of a 14 year old and getting the wording and the feeling of an actual teenager. but unfortunately it isn't something i like to read
DNF@ 10% I really didn’t like the audiobook narration and the writing style of this book. It leans toward stream of consciousness which I’m not a fan of. The wording might be appropriate for the protagonist but it wasn’t pleasant to read and rather prevented me from getting immersed in the story. Additionally the audiobook narrator tried to distinguish the different characters by accent but had the most bored way of reading I’ve heard to date. For anyone loving the supernatural investigator middle grade plot I would recommend picking up Lockwood & Co instead.