Release Date: January 22nd, 2013
Publisher: Hyperion
Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books.
Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.
Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was, a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive.
Being a Keeper isn't just dangerous-it's a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da's death was hard enough, but now her little brother is gone too. Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall.
Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.
Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was, a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive.
Being a Keeper isn't just dangerous-it's a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da's death was hard enough, but now her little brother is gone too. Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall.
6 comments:
This book sounds awesomely spooky! There's a teaser bit on netgalley but I feel like if I start even a tiny bit of it when I know I can't finish right away, I'll probably cry haha. Great pick!
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ive seen this book around and i like the plot! definitly on my tbr list ! Our WOW Katie @ Inkk
Oh this is a great choice! I'd seen it around a few times but I'd never gotten a chance to read the synopsis fully. I'm off to add it to my reading list :D thanks for sharing! Old follower, here's my WoW
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Oh Wow, what a spooky cover! This does sound pretty intriguing!! Thank you for sharing!!
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Naomi @ Nomi’s Paranormal Palace
Oh Wow, what a spooky cover! This does sound pretty intriguing!! Thank you for sharing!!
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Naomi @ Nomi’s Paranormal Palace
Yes! I'm looking forward to this one too! Great pick! :)
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