The book of stolen tales / D.J. McIntosh.
John Madison travels to London to purchase at auction a rare seventeenth-century Italian book of fairy tales for an anonymous client. Madison is warned of the book’s malevolent history, but before he can deliver it to the buyer, he is robbed by a mysterious man claiming to be the book’s author. When his client disappears and the book’s provenance is questioned, Madison must immerse himself in the strange world of eccentric European aristocracy and rare-book collectors. As the dark origins of familiar fairy tales appear to come to life around him, Madison discovers that a well-loved children’s story contains a necromancer’s spell and points to the source of a deadly Mesopotamian plague.-- publisher's website.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780143175742 (trade pbk.) :
- ISBN: 9780143175759 (trade pbk.) :
- Physical Description: 419 p. : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto : Penguin, 2013.
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General Note: | Sequel to: "The witch of Babylon". |
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Subject: | Book collectors > Fiction. Art dealers > Fiction. Rare books > Fiction. Magic > Fiction Supernatural abilities > Fiction Auctions > Fiction. London (England) > Fiction. |
Genre: | Suspense fiction. Psychological thriller. Canadian fiction. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Castlegar Public Library | FIC MCI (Text) | 35146001809334 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |