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The Burning Page (The Invisible Library series) Paperback – December 15, 2016

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In an alternate St. Petersburg, librarian-spy Irene faces unimaginable dangers – as her arch-nemesis returns. The Burning Page is the third instalment in the Invisible Library series from bestselling author Genevieve Cogman.

Librarian-spy Irene is on probation – and absconding from a mission doesn't look good. But when her escape route home goes up in flames, what's a spy to do?

It turns out, Irene's home, the trans-dimensional library, is under siege. Across dozens of worlds, its once-reliable Gates back to the library are malfunctioning. Irene's nemesis, Alberich, is responsible – with plans to annihilate the library itself.

To face the threat, Irene and assistant Kai are posted to St Petersburg. Here, Irene stumbles upon an incredibly dangerous – yet alluring – opportunity. It's a chance to save the library. Saving herself would be a bonus . . .

Brace yourself for an action-filled ride with stolen books, covert operatives, and clandestine societies!

Irene's adventures continue in The Lost Plot, the next captivating entry in The Invisible Library series.

Praise for the series:

'I absolutely loved this' – N. K. Jemisin, author of The Fifth Season

'Irene is a great heroine: fiery, resourceful and no one's fool' – The Guardian

'Cogman keeps upping the ante on this delightful series!' – Charles Stross, author of the Merchant Princes series

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pan Books; Main Market Ed. edition (December 15, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1447256271
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1447256274
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.76 x 0.98 x 5.2 inches
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Genevieve Cogman is a freelance author who has written for several role-playing game companies. She currently works for the NHS in England as a clinical classifications specialist. She is the author of the Invisible Library series, includingThe Burning Page, The Masked City, and The Invisible Library.

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Customers find the book engaging and enjoyable. They enjoy the enticing storyline and well-developed characters. The writing style is described as unique and the author's prose is praiseworthy. Readers appreciate the fast pacing and vivid world building. They also appreciate the magic content and library details.

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62 customers mention "Readability"59 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the book's readability. They find it an enjoyable adventure and a continuation of the series. The book is described as a page-turner that keeps readers hooked.

"...Books don't have to be perfect to get 5 stars - just enjoyable page-turners.)..." Read more

"I continue to be sucked in by this series. The last chapter alone was enough to keep me interested in moving forward with the series...." Read more

"...These books are really fun to read and to daydream about." Read more

"A great read that is such a fun adventure. You will fall in love with the cast and the world building! I can’t wait to continue this series." Read more

53 customers mention "Story quality"53 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the enticing story and engaging plot. They find the world-building interesting and the characters likable. The book is described as an action-packed adventure for readers who enjoy escaping into imaginative worlds.

"...All 3 books in this series are quite fun, but I especially appreciated that the author is developing the premise which she had only hinted at before..." Read more

"...of this author, book lovers, library enthusiasts, and those who love tales of magic." Read more

"...out its story at an almost reckless pace, with events occurring rapidly and unpredictably until they crash into the final pages, having settled some..." Read more

"A great read that is such a fun adventure. You will fall in love with the cast and the world building! I can’t wait to continue this series." Read more

31 customers mention "Character development"25 positive6 negative

Customers enjoy the character development. They find the characters complex and engaging, with a strong female protagonist. The book introduces new characters like werewolves and expands on the world-building.

"...; the supporting cast of characters, with personalities that grow in complexity and depth; the necessary balance between opposing forces and ideas;..." Read more

"A great read that is such a fun adventure. You will fall in love with the cast and the world building! I can’t wait to continue this series." Read more

"...Her host of characters have depth, but not written out. The point of view is such that only the main character is fully revealed...." Read more

"...shave, but Irene, one of the most attractive and enjoyable heroines in modern fantasy fiction, never ever gives up...." Read more

17 customers mention "Language"15 positive2 negative

Customers enjoy the book's language. They praise the author's prose, unique reading style, and formal training. The book is well-written and grammatically correct, demonstrating an experienced writer's skill. Readers appreciate the literary archetypes and bibliophile themes.

"...are quite fun, but I especially appreciated that the author is developing the premise which she had only hinted at before - that the archetypal..." Read more

"...anyone interested in the series overall, the work of this author, book lovers, library enthusiasts, and those who love tales of magic." Read more

"...includes classical and fantasy literary archetypes that will delight any bibliophile. It's a great read in a great series by a gifted author...." Read more

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Customers enjoy the book's fast pacing and engaging plot. They find it moving and enjoyable, reading it quickly during breaks. The worlds are well-crafted, with vivid descriptions and characters with an unbreakable spirit.

"...Reminiscent of JK Rowling's style in terms of fast-paced action, world-building, magical creatures, and sheer outrageousness!..." Read more

"...prowess, boundless imagination, breathless enthusiasm, unbreakable spirit, emotional vulnerability, and self-deprecating humor...." Read more

"...The book reads like a roller coaster ride from frying pan to fire. Quick read, but long for some breathing room to have some perspective on the..." Read more

"...This is a fast pace adventure with something nefarious happening in every chapter. Alberich is threatening to destroy the library...." Read more

6 customers mention "Library content"6 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the library content. They appreciate the details about the library and book retrieval. The plot is engaging and vivid, with enough detail to make the worlds vivid.

"...in the series overall, the work of this author, book lovers, library enthusiasts, and those who love tales of magic." Read more

"...and introduces new characters like werewolves but also more details about the library and a book retrieval in alternate Russia...." Read more

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"What’s not to love!?! This is a book about librarians, books, magic, dragons, detectives, fae, and mystery...." Read more

4 customers mention "Magic content"4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's magic content. They find the characters and worlds described clearly, combining magic, technology, and archetypal creatures. The book is an exciting addition to a satisfying series.

"...in these books: the varied and imaginative worlds described, combining magic, technology, archetypal creatures; the supporting cast of characters,..." Read more

"What’s not to love!?! This is a book about librarians, books, magic, dragons, detectives, fae, and mystery...." Read more

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  • Dragoness
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fun but please develop the Metaphysics more!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2017
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    What Harry Potter Fans should read after they grow up! Reminiscent of JK Rowling's style in terms of fast-paced action, world-building, magical creatures, and sheer outrageousness! Like JK Rowling, this author introduces too many characters and expects us to remember them from only a physical description and snippets of dialog. Writing 101: What makes characters memorable is getting to KNOW them as real people! Show us their thoughts! or at least some personality!

    Thankfully, the main characters did have a lot more depth than the HP characters. There's a smart, strong female protagonist who can take care of herself, thank you very much, and we are privy to her thoughts for the most part. There's also a really cool dragon whom I'd like to get to know better (hint hint).. And, the Fae characters are always fun, especially Silver,

    That incident with Vale seemed kind of slapped together, Give us more insight into the characters' feelings, if you're gonna throw in something like that.

    I'm still giving it 5 stars though, because I thoroughly enjoyed it. (Books don't have to be perfect to get 5 stars - just enjoyable page-turners.)

    (Very slight spoiler alert only for those who haven't read the first 2 books in the series.)

    All 3 books in this series are quite fun, but I especially appreciated that the author is developing the premise which she had only hinted at before - that the archetypal energies in the books actually hold the fabric of the universes together. Cool idea and actually quite true, in a metaphysical sense. I hope she develops this further in the next sequel!

    The author could easily write 10 more books with these characters, because the universe she has created is so open-ended. PLEASE GIVE US MORE, I'd love to see the stories mature, like fine wine, away from being just a romp with a bit of metaphysics, to being more deeply metaphysical with a bit oWhat Harry Potter Fans should read after they grow up!f romping (after all, we've already had alligators, spiders, hornets, snakes...um...ok). Develop the idea about the books holding the worlds in balance...make realities shift more as the characters shape their realities...make stories and characters come alive and interact with reality...(You know what I mean...like in The Neverending Story, but for grown-ups!) The author is hinting at all this and I'd love to see these ideas taken to the next level!

    I can envision this series being a cross between Harry Potter and The Education of Oversoul Seven...magic mixed with alternate realities. Seriously, she really does have a VERY POWERFUL premise here! I hope she develops it to its fullest potential!
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  • Toinette
    4.0 out of 5 stars Still sucked in.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2024
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    I continue to be sucked in by this series. The last chapter alone was enough to keep me interested in moving forward with the series. I didn't give this installment a 5-star simply because of the pacing and how I felt some of the character development wobbled, but ultimately there wasn't anything to pull me out of the story.

    Recommended to anyone interested in the series overall, the work of this author, book lovers, library enthusiasts, and those who love tales of magic.
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  • arts and shoes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Exhilarating storytelling
    Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2022
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    Each of the books I have devoured in this series, has rolled out its story at an almost reckless pace, with events occurring rapidly and unpredictably until they crash into the final pages, having settled some questions and left others in the dust, to hopefully be taken up again in the next volume.

    Cogman has created a universe with its own physical and conceptual laws, based on a balance between order and chaos - a structural conflict with which I feel a strong personal affinity. The self-proclaimed role of the Library, to establish ties with different worlds and maintain a balance through the books it collects from them, is presented as a truth in the eyes of its servants - the Librarians who work for and within the organization. How and why this works is not clear, but in pursuing the Library’s missions, it’s operatives are as gutsy and resourceful as any international spies.

    The relationship between Irene, the Librarian protagonist, and her assistant Kai (preternaturally handsome and elegant) is one of respect, delicately balanced power, responsibility and repressed sexual and romantic possibilities. The unrelenting action of the plot has (at the end of the third book) not left much space for development in this relationship, a fact which has been surprising to me - not only because the sexual tension has been there from early in the first volume, but also because I have been so well swept along by the storytelling that I haven’t had a chance to feel impatient about it.

    There’s more of interest in these books: the varied and imaginative worlds described, combining magic, technology, archetypal creatures; the supporting cast of characters, with personalities that grow in complexity and depth; the necessary balance between opposing forces and ideas; the value of books - fiction in particular - as purveyors of culturally significant information.

    These books are really fun to read and to daydream about.
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  • Kristi s
    4.0 out of 5 stars Adventurous read
    Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2022
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    A great read that is such a fun adventure. You will fall in love with the cast and the world building! I can’t wait to continue this series.
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  • Laurie
    5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book and the others in the series
    Reviewed in Canada on June 30, 2018
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    I loved this book and the others in the series. An interesting alternate universe, comoplex characters and interesting plots. Fantasy fans should check this out.
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  • John Blenkinsop
    5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely good, but slow to develop her characters
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 10, 2017
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    Writing a series is a gamble. You don't only have to be a great writer, with a great plot, and great characters - you have to let your readers care about your characters, learn their weaknesses as well as their strengths, and suggest depths that will be plumbed in later books.
    Genevieve Cogman has talent, and it shows. Her characters have depth, and her plots are intricate and satisfying. If I had a criticism, it's that in the successive books these characters don't develop as much as they should. We do have mystery, and we do have hidden depths. There is a potential romance between the female protagonist and her dragon assistant, but in three books it hasn't developed very far at all.
    I think that Genevieve becomes enamoured of the plot, and puts character development on the back burner. It's there, but it's too slow.
    And yet, I give her five stars. Because the series is wonderful! She can explore alternate worlds, giving herself freedom to wander through magic, swords, techno and steampunk with abandon; and the unifying Library concept pulls it all together very well.
    I pretty much do the same, for younger readers, and it's a very popular way for self-published writers to explore Worlds. Unfortunately, some writers don't do it well; but here, with her extremes of chaos and order giving her limits, Genevieve puts herself into the rank of first-class writers. She should attract a mainstream publisher very soon.
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  • kb
    5.0 out of 5 stars Realistic people in a fantasy world
    Reviewed in Australia on September 25, 2019
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    This series is written by a intelligent author who delights in the power of fiction and the importance of language. I suspect that there is quite a deep underlying philosophy but I enjoy most the frequent throwaway lines of down-to earth wisdom and experience. The heroine is for the thinking person - courageous rather than glamorous, tenacious rather than all-powerful, making clever use of a limited skill rather than pulling a new power out of her purse at every new challenge. This series is a fresh pleasure against the morass of Ken-and-Barbie superpowers that beleaguer current modern adventures.
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  • Nightshade
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!
    Reviewed in Italy on January 21, 2017
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    I had no doubts: Buying the Burning Page was a safe bet, as it was for the previous two books of the series. Genevieve Cogman doesn't fail in delivering a catchy narrative, clever and well written, with plot twists, charming characters, mysteries and an all-powerful villain that make the book a real page-turner! Thanks, Genevieve, and can't wait for book #4!
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  • Elstar
    4.0 out of 5 stars Heerlijke serie
    Reviewed in the Netherlands on January 10, 2017
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    Dit is het derde boek uit deze serie en het is net zo goed als de eerste twee!
    (Eerste deel ‘The Invisable Library’, tweede deel ‘The masked city’.)
    Het is wel aan te raden om de boeken in de juiste volgorde te lezen.
    Geschikt voor iedereen die van boeken en van fantasy houdt.
    Van mij mogen er nog veel meer delen komen!
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