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A Stranger in the Citadel

Written by: Tobias S. Buckell
Narrated by: Janina Edwards
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A tale of family bonds, royal power, and the truth that threatens it all, from World Fantasy Award-winner Tobias S. Buckell.

“You shall not suffer a librarian to live.”

Growing up in Ninetha, Lilith has known this law all her life. The city’s every need is provided for by a god-machine called the cornucopia, which can produce food, clothing, anything in response to a thought. The gods provided this bounty on one condition: that humanity give up reading and writing. 

Then, a librarian, an actual seeker of forbidden written knowledge, walks through the gates of the citadel, his very presence unraveling the life Lilith has known. She learns her father, the Lord Musketeer himself, has been harboring a secret - one that turns Ninetha against Lilith’s family. 

Forced to flee, forced to throw in her lot with the librarian, Lilith uncovers even greater secrets - about the lie her life has been, and about the very nature of their world.
©2021 Tobias S. Buckell (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC.
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Good storyline, but not for me.

Well written and a good story but there was something about it that bothered me so I had a hard time getting into it. I think it was the main character. I understand what the author was doing, making her a "good person" but she comes off as annoying and weak. Couldn't get over it.

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This is why Tobias Buckell is one of the best

I first heard Tobias Buckell’s work on Podcastle. I was immediately a fan and I have read or listened to everything of his I can find. He is a master of genre fiction. Get this book; get all his books. You will not regret it.

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