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In the Stacks

by Scott Lynch

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Life is always complicated for students of magic at the High University of Hazar, but the fifth-year exam is a particular challenge: Each student must return one library book.

Of course, they must return it to the Living Library, a haunted collection of ten million magical tomes, a collection where the rules of time, space, weather, and reality itself are subject to sudden change. Escorted by armored battle-librarians, a group of four students battles mysteries and monsters in a fight to get their books back on the shelves in this fast-paced sword and sorcery tale.

Originally published in 2010, the Author's Enhanced Edition of "In the Stacks" is newly revised and expanded, featuring new dialogue, new scenes, and a new introduction from the author.

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Can I get more of this world? Pretty please? A whole series just about the librarians would be amazing. Having already fallen in love with Scott Lynch books through his other works I didn't think this would disappoint, but it's so much more amazing than I anticipated. It's a must read for anyone that has a love of magic and libraries. ( )
  SabethaDanes | Jan 30, 2023 |
It was great to read Scott Lynch again, and this story is perfect for library folk. I love Lynch’s imagination, and he really let it run wild in this story. I especially liked the librarians who led the aspirants into the Living Library.
What fun! Everyone needs to buy it and read it. ( )
  Harks | Dec 17, 2022 |
The idea was interesting, but the twist was very obvious. No hindsight required.
A single introduction was enough to recognise Trouble. The neon sign was the only thing missing.
Emotional beats are flat and unbelievable. There was no genuine emotion in the fallout.

If this is how Lynch writes, I'd rather skip anything else of his. ( )
  QuirkyCat_13 | Jun 20, 2022 |
How fun and unique. It's like a dungeon crawl. I loved parts of it. Some of the "action" parts were a bit much for my personal preferences.

I listened to the multi-performer PodCastle podcast. Here: https://podcastle.org/2012/03/13/podcastle-200-in-the-stacks/ ( )
  Corinne2020 | Feb 19, 2021 |
Fun and short schooltime hack-n-slash fantasy with an always delightful twist of... a library dungeon with horrible nasties that aren't always just the books. :)

This is a revamped story from '09 turned into a full cast podcast with the link on the book page. :)

What makes this special is the humor and the delightful characters as they fulfill their final exam at their magic school by RETURNING A LIBRARY BOOK.

Delightful, scary, funny, and with as much fantastic action as you can squeeze into a little less than two hours? Hell, yes. With surprising twists, great dialogue, and beasties that learn new words. *gasp*

The best part is... this is Scott Lynch, ya'll. Lies of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch. :)

Happy eating! :) ( )
  bradleyhorner | Jun 1, 2020 |
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Dunlop, GraemeNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Fowlie, WilsonNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Hobson, M.K.Narratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Latham, MarshalNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Leckie, AnnNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Schwind, AnnaNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Sherman, NormNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Fantasy. Fiction. Short Stories. HTML:

Life is always complicated for students of magic at the High University of Hazar, but the fifth-year exam is a particular challenge: Each student must return one library book.

Of course, they must return it to the Living Library, a haunted collection of ten million magical tomes, a collection where the rules of time, space, weather, and reality itself are subject to sudden change. Escorted by armored battle-librarians, a group of four students battles mysteries and monsters in a fight to get their books back on the shelves in this fast-paced sword and sorcery tale.

Originally published in 2010, the Author's Enhanced Edition of "In the Stacks" is newly revised and expanded, featuring new dialogue, new scenes, and a new introduction from the author.

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Life is always complicated for students of magic at the High University of Hazar, but the fifth-year exam is a particular challenge: Each student must return one library book.

Of course, they must return it to the Living Library, a haunted collection of ten million magical tomes, a collection where the rules of time, space, weather, and reality itself are subject to sudden change. Escorted by armored battle-librarians, a group of four students must face mysteries and monsters in a fight to get their books back on the shelves in this brisk, darkly whimsical sword and sorcery tale.
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