The Book That Wouldn't Burn (The Book That Wouldn't Burn, Book 1)

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Book That Wouldn't Burn (The Book That Wouldn't Burn, Book 1)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mark Lawrence
SeriesThe Book That Wouldn't Burn
Series part Volume No. Book 1
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:576
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 153
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Fantasy
ISBN/Barcode 9780008456726
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint HarperVoyager
NZ Release Date 1 June 2023
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

All books, no matter their binding, will fall to dust. The stories they carry may last longer. They might outlive the paper, the library, even the language in which they were first written. The greatest story can reach the stars . . . Evar has lived his whole life trapped within a vast library, older than empires and larger than cities. Livira has spent hers in a tiny settlement out on the Dust where nightmares stalk and no one goes. The world has never noticed them. That's about to change.

Author Biography

Mark Lawrence was born in Champagne-Urbanan, Illinois, to British parents but moved to the UK at the age of one. He went back to the US after taking a PhD in mathematics at Imperial College to work on a variety of research projects including the 'Star Wars' missile defence programme. Returning to the UK, he has worked mainly on image processing and decision/reasoning theory. He says he never had any ambition to be a writer so was very surprised when a half-hearted attempt to find an agent turned into a global publishing deal overnight. His first trilogy, The Broken Empire, has been universally acclaimed as a ground-breaking work of fantasy, and both Emperor of Thorns and The Liar's Key have won the Gemmell Legend award for best fantasy novel. Mark is married, with four children, and lives in Bristol.

Reviews

Praise for Mark Lawrence 'An excellent writer' George R.R. Martin 'Dark and relentless...A two in the morning page turner. Jaw-dropping' Robin Hobb 'Excellent - on par with George R.R. Martin' Conn Iggulden