Elaborate world-building, poignant and smart characters, and a layered plot...An ode to books, writing, and found families.' -- Library Journal, Starred Review Yanes, Nicholas. "Comics Interview: UK Writer Mike Carey on His Career to Date". Scifi Pulse. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012 . Retrieved 7 June 2016. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) No, many demons are intimidated by the Library, boss. There’s a difference,” Brevity said as Claire pulled out a drawer in search of tools.

I’m a huge fan of both Jasper Fforde and Neil Gaiman – The Eyre Affair remains one of my all-time favourite books, and both Coraline and Stardust are among the films I will happily watch again and again. Another author that sprang to mind when I started reading this book was V.E. Schwab and her The Dark Vault series. It must be the characters and stories connection, I suppose, even though Claire is certainly no Mac. Renaud, Jeffrey (March 29, 2009). "UNWRITTEN: Mike Carey & Peter Gross". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved 2009-08-23.Andras, you’ve been a dear mentor, but if your theoretical knowledge gets us killed, I will be withdrawing my professional acquaintance.” ❧ Despite being, on its surface, a struggle between Heaven and Hell, this book is really a story of discovery … for all the characters.

Ekstrom, Steve (March 26, 2009). "Life as Fiction? Mike Carey on Vertigo's 'The Unwritten' ". Newsarama . Retrieved 2009-08-23. I can already tell I’m going to have a hard time explaining what exactly it was about this book that didn’t live up to my expectations. The most definitive thing I can say is, The Library of the Unwritten is the perfect example of why I don’t like to read books about books. And I’ll try to explain what I mean by that, but I’m not sure how well I can put it into words, so bear with me. I mean, it’s right there in the blurb: a library in Hell. But it doesn’t even stop there, does it? Because how … boring … would that be? That feels wrong to say. But even so, there’s more, as if that wasn’t enough. Add to it an Arcanist demon, an awoken book who is also an (anti)hero, an ex-teenager brand-new neurotic demon courier, a couple of angels, and the bureaucratic Good-Omens-esque structure of Heaven and Hell (plus a side trip to Valhalla - just as awesome of a place as one would expect), and a very powerful McGuffin to keep things in motion - and you have a very entertaining story on your hands.The girl—No, the character, the book, Claire corrected herself—tried again. “You don’t get it. In the woods—I saw what it did....”

Uh, the missing title just says ‘Nightfall.’” Leto looked up as Claire let out a snort. “Something wrong?” Apart from a very original premise and gripping plot, the book has a great character cast. Claire Hadley, the Librarian, is very humane and willing (and able) to see the best in everybody she meets. In this world, souls judge themselves, so you will wonder why she ended up punishing herself by deciding she needed to pay for her sins by becoming a librarian in Hell ( tenant, not servant- the Library is located in Hell, but is not a part of it). You've got to admire the wit of the author who gave her apprentice such a wonderful name - Brevity. Brevity is a former muse and is charming beyond description. There's a lot more to Hero than just a pretty face and bravado. Leto...you have to earn his trust- will Claire succeed in proving herself to this half-demon/lhalf-sulky teenager?i may not have enjoyed this as much as i thought i would but we're fine because i still achieved a lot more raw enjoyment in this book than the past books i just completed Elaborate worldbuilding, poignant and smart characters, and a layered plot…An ode to books, writing, and found families.” — Library Journal (starred review) every line in here was stunning. I almost did the unthinkable that is writing in my library copy because I wanted to soak in everything.

Clever, charming, full of intricate worldbuilding and delightful characters, The Library of the Unwritten is the first book in your new favorite series.”—Christina Henry, author of The Girl in RedThe pacing was normal, but a little bit slower sometimes and all in all I was absolutely in love with the world the author created.