Magus of the Library 1

Author: Mitsu Izumi
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 1642129437
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
A story about a poor boy swept away by a kind library mage and the (literal) magic of reading, Magus of the Library is a beautifully-drawn, spirited fantasy adventure, like a Fullmetal Alchemist for all ages! The Magic of the Written Word In the small village of Amun lives a poor boy named Theo. Theo adores books, but because of his pointed ears and impoverished life, he isn’t allowed to use the village library. As he endures the prejudice and hatred of the village, he dreams of going where such things don’t exist: Aftzaak, City of Books. But one day, Theo chances to meet a Kafna–a librarian who works for the great library of Aftzaak–and his life changes forever…

Magus of the Library 5

Author: Mitsu Izumi
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 1636992048
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
Theo’s Fight to Be a Kafna Theo has passed the exam to become a kafna and has begun his apprenticeship in the great library of Aftzaak. Kind and talented, Theo is friendly to everyone. Yet, one of his classmates, Aya Guunjoh, regards him as her enemy, for reasons unbeknownst to all but her. Will Theo’s love of books and innate genius be enough for him to overcome this challenge?

Magus of the Library

Author: Mitsu Izumi
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
ISBN: 1646591372
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 306

Book Description
Theo has completed the first part of the grueling exam to become a kafna, but he’s not in the clear yet–there are two more trials he must face. Even if he makes it through the second test, an intense face-to-face oral examination, the last challenge is a practical demonstration of his abilities as a librarian. Theo has been studying his whole life for this moment, but there’s one kind of test that no amount of studying could have prepared him for: a group project.

Magus of the Library 6

Author: Mitsu Izumi
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 164651405X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A story about a poor boy swept away by a kind library mage and the (literal) magic of reading, Magus of the Library is a beautifully-drawn, spirited fantasy adventure, like a Fullmetal Alchemist for all ages! Ages 13 and up. In a lushly-detailed fantasy world reminiscent of Arabian Nights, the Great Library is the center of learning in the world, and its librarians are capable of magnificent feats of magic! In a small village far from the Library, a poor little elf boy struggles against bullies who call him "knife-ears." His only solace: the books he sneaks out of the village's tiny branch library, which he's not allowed in. When a librarian from the Great Library arrives, he's dazzled by her knowledge and glamor. Their meeting will change his life and begin the adventure he's always dreamed of having!

Magus of the Library 4

Author: Mitsu Izumi
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1632369168
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A story about a poor boy swept away by a kind library mage and the (literal) magic of reading, Magus of the Library is a beautifully-drawn, spirited fantasy adventure, like a Fullmetal Alchemist for all ages! Ages 13 and up. A Student Among Masters Theo has returned to Aftzaak, the magisterial City of Books. Passing the exams to become a kafna was hard enough. Now he has to compete against his fellow trainees--ﬁghters and geniuses one and all--to prove that he has what it takes to achieve his dreams and ascend to the Central Library's elite. Under the watchful eyes of his wise seniors and teachers, including his youthful mentor Sedona, Theo begins to awaken to the sublime fate and impossible challenges that history has prepared for him...

The Silicon Mage

Author: Barbara Hambly
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453216626
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 478

Book Description
DIVDIVComputer programmer Joanna Sheraton must rescue an imprisoned wizard to save the universe from destruction/divDIV /divDIVThere was a time when Joanna Sheraton knew nothing of the Void. She was an ordinary computer programmer, toiling in a cubicle in air-conditioned Southern California comfort, unaware that sinister forces had penetrated her universe. But from across the interdimensional divide, an evil mage had put in motion a scheme for eternal life, by transferring himself into a computer that feeds on Earth’s life force. Called upon to help by the wizard Antryg, Joanna could do nothing more than delay. At the end of her first sojourn across the Void, Antryg was imprisoned and their task seemed hopeless./divDIV /divDIVNow she must depart from Earth once more, to rescue Antryg and save humanity. She is friendless, and the dark mage’s forces hound her every step. But a good hacker is not easily deterred./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Barbara Hambly, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection./divDIV /div /div

The Ancient Magus' Bride Vol. 1

Author: Kore Yamazaki
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
ISBN: 1642752320
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 184

Book Description
Her name is Chise Hatori, a penniless orphan troubled by visions. Sold as a slave to an inhuman mage, she is about to begin a strange new life, filled with magic, fairies, and other beings of a fantastical nature.

The Ancient Magus' Bride Vol. 2

Author: Kore Yamazaki
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
ISBN: 1642752339
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 184

The Last Miles

Author: George Cole
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472032600
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 570

Book Description
The story of the final recordings of one of the greatest jazz musicians of the twentieth century

The Demon's Lexicon

Author: Sarah Rees Brennan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416994920
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326

Book Description
Sixteen-year-old Nick and his brother, Alan, are always ready to run. Their father is dead, and their mother is crazy—she screams if Nick gets near her. She’s no help in protecting any of them from the deadly magicians who use demons to work their magic. The magicians want a charm that Nick’s mother stole—and they want it badly enough to kill. Alan is Nick’s partner in demon slaying and the only person he trusts in the world. So things get very scary and very complicated when Nick begins to suspect that everything Alan has told him about their father, their mother, their past, and what they are doing is a complete lie. . . .