- Title:
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The Secret Chapter
- Series:
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The Invisible Library #6
- Written by:
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Genevieve Cogman
- Read by:
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Kristin Atherton
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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10
- Duration:
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11 hours 10 minutes
- Published:
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December 01 2019
- Available Date:
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December 01 2019
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781529036534
- Genres:
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Fiction; Epic Fantasy; Fantasy Fiction; Literary Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/Macmillan audio
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Price
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Bestselling series
UK Author
In this bookish adventure, a librarian spy must fall in with a nefarious group to achieve her goals. Imagine Ocean’s Eleven meets James Bond with a pinch of magic. The Secret Chapter is the sixth novel in Genevieve Cogman’s Invisible Library series.
Irene and Kai have to team up with an unlikely band of misfits to pull off an amazing art heist, or risk the wrath of a dangerous villain in his secret island lair.
As Irene tries to manage a fraught Fae–dragon truce and her overbearing parents, she’s given a hot new mission. The world where she grew up is in danger and only one book can save it.
This is held by Mr Nemo, secretive Fae villain and antique dealer, so Irene and Kai travel to his Caribbean retreat to strike a deal. But in return for the book, they must steal a painting from 21st-century Vienna. They’ll join a team of dragons, Fae gamblers and thieves, so their greatest challenge may be one another. And some will kill to protect this painting, which hides an extraordinary secret from a past age.
'The ensuing shenanigans are wittily told, with some great one-liners and comic set pieces, and the resourceful Irene is a delightful protagonist. This is light-hearted fantasy at its page-turning best.'
Guardian
'Reminiscent of the works of Diana Wynne Jones and Neil Gaiman ... a true treat to read.' (on The Invisible Library)
Publishers Weekly
'I absolutely loved this ... flavoured with truly unique mythology and a dash of the eldritch. Such clever, creepy, elaborate worldbuilding and snarky, sexy-smart characters!' (on The Invisible Library)
N.K. Jemisin, author of The Fifth Season
'Brilliant and so much fun. Skullduggery, Librarians, and dragons – Cogman keeps upping the ante on this delightful series!' (on The Burning Page)
Charles Stross