Isaac Vainio is a Libriomancer, a member of a secret society founded five centuries ago by Johannes Gutenberg. As such, he is gifted with the magical ability to reach into books and draw forth objects.

But when Gutenberg vanishes without a trace, Isaac finds himself pitted against everything from vampires to a sinister, nameless foe who is bent on revealing magic to the world at large... and at any cost.

Jim C. Hines' is the author ofLibriomanceras well as a number of other fantasy books. His short fiction has appeared in more than 40 magazines and anthologies. Jim lives in Michigan with his wife and two children. He's currently hard at work onCodex Born, the second book in the MAGIC EX LIBRIS series. Online, he can be found at http://www.jimchines.com.

An adventure-packed modern day fantasy for sci-fi and book lovers alike.