JIM C. HINES

Isaac Vainio is a Libriomancer, a member of a secret society founded five centuries ago by Johannes Gutenberg. As such, he is gifted with the magical ability to reach into books and draw forth objects. But when Gutenberg vanishes without a trace, Isaac finds himself pitted against everything from vampires to a sinister, nameless foe who is bent on revealing magic to the world at large...and at any cost.

Sent to investigate the brutal slaughter of a wendigo in the north Michigan town of Tamarack, Isaac Vainio and his companions find they have wandered into something far more dangerous than a simple killing.A long established werewolf territory, Tamarack is rife with ancient enemies of Libriomancy who quest for revenge. Isaac has the help of Lena Greenwood, his dryad bodyguard born from the pages of a pulp fantasy novel, but he is not the only one in need of her unique and formidable powers...

"Providing a cozier fantasy experience thats both familiar and distinct, Hiness latest is recommended for fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender and Tomi Adeyemis Children of Blood and Bone."Library JournalNial Sarnin is twenty-onefar too young to have lost her beloved husband, Jika. One year after his death, Nial prepares to fly a kite sewn from his wedding shirt, believing it will carry Jikas spirit to the stars.But instead of drifting gently skyward, the spirit kite moves under Nials direct control, revealing her as a Kitemastera rare gift in a world forever ruled by winds and magic.Her newfound powers attract Captain Wolf of the kiteship Midnight Rain. With runaway Prince Vikaan, Wolf seeks to thwart Queen Kavayas ruthless ambition to dominate the skies and conquer all neighboring kingdoms.Nial may hold the key to stopping Kavayas brutal reign and saving countless livesincluding those she loves mostbut only if she learns to master her extraordinary gift in time.Every gust of wind promises hope, renewal, and a chance to reshape a world teetering on the brink in this inspiring tale of loss, resilience, and transformation.Award-winning author Jim C. Hines delivers a deeply personal epic in Kitemaster, a labor of love written over twenty years.

After adventurers, a necromancer, a dragon, pixies, and most frightening of all, the threat of being made goblin chief, Jig doesnt know how much more he can take.Hes about to find out.Outside of the mountain, unrest is brewing between humans and monsters. A human attack on the goblin lair puts Jig and his fellow goblins right in the middle of the coming war. The humans are led by the Wendelson family, who have a particular grievance against Jig Dragonslayer. But the monsters, led by the ogre Billa the Bloody, may be an even greater threat.Even the gods will have a hard time helping Jig survive this one.This newly-revised edition includes a bonus short story: "Goblin Lullaby."

A vengeful ghost trapped in a goblins ear... a flaming spider who must help stop a goddess from conquering a science fiction convention... a goblin nursery worker who finds herself trapped in the middle of a war. This collection features five humorous short stories that explore the fantasy realm from the perspective of the lowest of the low, the unlikeliest of unheroes: the goblins.

Isaac Vainio est un bibliomancien. Membre de Die Zwelf Portenære, les Douze Gardiens des Portes, une organisation secrète fondée par Johannes Gutenberg, il dispose d’une magie très particulière : il

Isaac Vainio est un bibliomancien. Membre de Die Zwelf Portenære, les Douze Gardiens des Portes, une organisation secrète fondée par Johannes Gutenberg, il dispose d’une magie très particulière : il

Isaac Vainio est furieux, frustré, blessé au plus profond de son âme : à l’issue de Lecteurs nés, il se voit privé de sa magie et exclu de Die Zwelf Portenære, l’organisation secrète dirigée par Joha

A damn hilarious military science fiction series that skates just on the right side of the line between clever absurdity and complete chaosfor fans of Douglas Adams and John Scalzi (Ilona Andrews, #1 New York Timesbestselling author)Hugo Awardwinning author Jim C. Hines introduces the unlikely heroes who may just save the galaxy from a zombie plague: a crew of space janitors. The Krakau came to Earth to invite humanity into a growing alliance of sentient species. However, they happened to arrive after a mutated plague wiped out half the planet, turned the rest into shambling, near-unstoppable animals, and basically destroyed human civilization. You knowyour standard apocalypse. Now, a century later, human beings might not be what they once were, but at least theyre no longer trying to eat everyone. Mostly. Marion Mops Adamopoulos is surprisingly bright (for a human). As a Lieutenant on the Earth Mercenary Corps Ship Pufferfish, shes in charge of the Shipboard Hygiene and Sanitation team. When a bioweapon attack wipes out the Krakau command crew and reverts the rest of the humans to their feral state, only Mops and her team are left with their minds intact. Escaping the attacking aliensnot to mention her shambling crewmatesis only the beginning. Sure, Mops and her team of space janitors and plumbers can clean the ship as well as anyone, but flying the damn thing is another matter. As they struggle to keep the Pufferfish functioning and find a cure for their crew, they stumble onto a conspiracy that could threaten the entire alliance a conspiracy born from the truth of what happened on Earth all those years ago. With Terminal Alliance, Jim Jim C. Hines takes us into a brand-new universe of entertainment certain to appeal to fans of both Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett.

The third and final book of the Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse follows a group of unlikely heroes trying to save the galaxy from a zombie plague.Marion Mops Adamopoulos and her team were trained to clean spaceships. They were absolutely not trained to fight an interplanetary war with the xenocidal Prodryans or to make first contact with the Jynx, a race who might not be as primitive as they seem. But if theres one lesson Mops and her crew have learned, its that things like training and being remotely qualified are overrated. The war is escalating. (This might be Mops fault.) The survival of humanitythose few who werent turned to feral, shambling monsters by an alien plagueas well as the fate of all other non-Prodryans, will depend on what Captain Mops and the crew of the EDFS Pufferfish discover on the ringed planet of Tuxatl. But the Jynx on Tuxatl are fighting a war of their own, and their worlds long-buried secrets could be more dangerous than the Prodryans. To make matters worse, Mops is starting to feel a little feral herself

Hugo winner Jim C. Hiness hilarious and clever Magic ex Libris series, where books come alive and libriomancer Isaac Vainio combats magical threats that spring from the pageFor five hundred years, the Porters have concealed the existence of magic from the world. Now, old enemies have revealed the Porters secrets, and an even greater threat lurks in the shadows. The would-be queen Meridiana, banished for a thousand years, has returned in the body of a girl named Jeneta Aboderin. She seeks an artifact created by Pope Sylvester II, a bronze prison that would grant her the power to command an army of the dead. Michigan librarian Isaac Vainio is powerless to stop her, having been stripped of his power and his place among the Porters by Johannes Gutenberg himself. But Isaac is determined to regain his magic and to rescue his former student Jeneta. With no magic of his own, Isaac must delve into the darker side of black-market magic, where he will confront beings better left undisturbed, including the sorcerer Juan Ponce de Leon. With his loyal fire-spider Smudge, dryad warrior Lena Greenwood, and psychiatrist Nidhi Shah, Isaac races to unravel a mystery more than a thousand years old as competing magical powers battle to shape the future of the world. He will be hunted by enemies and former allies alike, and it will take all his knowledge and resourcefulness to survive as magical war threatens to spread across the globe. Isaacs choices will determine the fate of his friends, the Porters, the students of Bi Sheng, and the world. Only one thing is certain: even if he finds a way to restore his magic, he cant save them all.

Hugo award-winning author Hines returns to science fiction with the second book of the Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse, featuring the unlikely heroes that may just save the galaxy from a zombie plague.Human civilization didnt just fall. It was pushed. The Krakau came to Earth in the year 2104. By 2105, humanity had been reduced to shambling, feral monsters. In the Krakaus defense, it was an accident, and a century later, they did come back and try to fix us. Sort of. Its been four months since Marion Mops Adamopoulos learned the truth of that accident. Four months since she and her team of hygiene and sanitation specialists stole the EMCS Pufferfish and stopped a bioterrorism attack against the Krakau homeworld. Four months since she set out to find proof of what really happened on Earth all those years ago. Between trying to protect their secrets and fighting the xenocidal Prodryans, whove been escalating their war against everyone who isnt Prodryan, the Krakau have their tentacles full. Mops mission changes when she learns of a secret Krakau laboratory on Earth. A small group under command of Fleet Admiral Belle-Bonne Sage is working to create a new weapon, one that could bring victory over the Prodryans or drown the galaxy in chaos. To discover the truth, Mops and her rogue cleaning crew will have to do the one thing she fears most: return to Earth, a world overrun by feral apes, wild dogs, savage humans, and worse. (After all, the planet hasnt been cleaned in a century and a half!) What Mops finds in the filthy ruins of humanity could change everything, assuming she survives long enough to share it. Perhaps humanity isnt as dead as the galaxy thought.

Hugo winner Jim C. Hiness hilarious and clever Magic ex Libris series, where books come alive and libriomancer Isaac Vainio combats magical threats that spring from the page Superior worldbuilding. Charlaine Harris Really, really clever. Patrick Rothfuss Magic librarian and ass-kicking dryad adventure story weve all been waiting for. Seanan McGuire When Isaac Vainio helped to reveal magic to the world, he dreamed of a utopian future, a new millennium of magical prosperity. One year later, things arent going quite as hed hoped. An organization known as Vanguard, made up of magical creatures and ex-Porters, wants open war with the mundane world. Isaacs own government is incarcerating potential supernatural enemies in prisons and internment camps. And Isaac finds himself targeted by all sides. Its a war that will soon envelop the world, and the key to victory may lie with Isaac himself, as he struggles to incorporate everything hes learned into a new, more powerful form of libriomancy. Surrounded by betrayal and political intrigue, Isaac and a ragtag group of allies must evade pursuit both magical and mundane, expose a conspiracy by some of the most powerful people in the world, and find a path to a better future. But what will that futures cost Isaac and the ones he loves?

The official companion novel to the videogame Fable LegendsDeep in Albions darkest age, long before once upon a time . . . Heroes are thought to be gone from the land. So why have the bards begun singing of them once more? For Fable newcomers and dedicated fans alike, Blood of Heroes delves into a never-before-glimpsed era, telling the tale of a band of adventurers who come together to defend a kingdom in desperate need.The city of Brightlodge is awash with Heroes from every corner of Albion, all eager for their next quest. When someone tries to burn down the Cock and Bard inn, four Heroes find themselves hastily thrown together, chasing outlaws through sewers, storming a riverboat full of smugglers, and placing their trust in a most unlikely ally. As the beginnings of a deadly plot are revealed, it becomes clear that Heroes have truly arrivedand so have villains.What connects the recent events in Brightlodge to rumors about a malicious ghost and a spate of unsolved deaths in the nearby mining town of Grayrock? Unless Albions bravest Heroes can find the answer, the dawn of a new age could be extinguished before it even begins.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Golden Girls in this humorous contemporary standalone fantasy about a group of former Chosen Ones coming out of retirement to save the world one last timeThree former Chosen Ones have joined together to spend their retirement in peace and quiet, running Second Life Books and Gifts in Salem, MA. A calm, peaceful, tourist-filled oasis, where they never have to worry about saving the world. Until some of the locals start summoning ancient creatures best left where they were . . . and they discover that their bookstore basement just may be the portal to the underworld. These ex-heroes may have thought they were done . . . but if they want to finish their retirement in peace, theyll have to join together to save the world one last time.Why leave saving the world to the young? Cozy mystery readers looking for an extra dash of magic will eat this story up: fun, funny, and heartwarming, its a novel about community, second chances, and the healing power of scones.

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