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The Book That Held Her Heart
The Library Trilogy (Related to this series)
- Author
- Mark Lawrence
- Narrator
- Jessica Whittaker
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 10 April 2025
- Run Time
- 14 hours 30 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Epic fantasy / high fantasy, Historical fantasy, Fantasy romance / Romantic fantasy, Narrative theme: coming of age, Contemporary fantasy / Low fantasy
- Rating
- 5.0 (3 reviews)
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What to expect
The final volume in the The Library Trilogy, following THE BOOK THAT WOULDN'T BURN and THE BOOK THAT BROKE THE WORLD.
The secret war that defines the library has chosen its champions and set them on the board
The fate of an infinite library hangs on one book, a book that holds the power to break the unbreakable. In the face of such forces, fragile things like hearts, family, and the world seem certain to fail.
The people most vital to Livira are scattered across time and space, lost, divided into factions, in mortal peril. Somehow, she must bring them together and resolve the unresolvable argument that fuels the library’s war. The bond between Livira and Evar has stretched and stretched again. Can it hold at the end, when things fall apart? Can it bring them together against impossible odds?
This is the last chapter, the final page. The end threatens and no one, not characters, readers, or even the author, will emerge unscathed.
'If you like dark, you will love Mark Lawrence' Robin Hobb, bestselling author of Assassin's Apprentice
'Gripping mystery and beautiful worldbuilding' Publishers Weekly
Critics Review
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Praise for Mark Lawrence
‘An excellent writer’
George R.R. Martin, #1 SUNDAY and NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of GAME OF THRONES
‘Dark and relentless…A two in the morning page turner. Jaw-dropping’
Robin Hobb, the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE ASSASSIN’S APPRENTICE
‘Excellent – on par with George R.R. Martin’
Conn Iggulden, author of GENGHIS
'The Library Trilogy is one of the most profound and wholly original works of fiction that I’ve read in the past two decades. The Library Trilogy should place Mark Lawrence’s name in the same breath as other twenty-first century masters of speculative fiction'
John Mauro
‘Mark Lawrence gets better with every book. It has a drive to it, a pulse, a gearshift that kicks higher and higher.’
Fantasy Book Review
‘This tale of knowledge and its cost flies by thanks to the gripping mystery and beautiful worldbuilding…readers will be desperate for more.’
Publishers Weekly
‘Lawrence works with many threads here, but none feels misused or insufficiently explored. Rather, the author unspools them masterfully, leaving behind a tightly woven tapestry that readers will ache to see finished even if they can predict one or two of the tale’s myriad twists and turns. Gripping, earnest, and impeccably plotted.’
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User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
The importance of book, knowledge and sharing information. So important at all times. All three book are brilliant!
lipee 2026-06-21
Details
- Author
- Mark Lawrence
- Narrator
- Jessica Whittaker
- Duration
- 14 hours 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 April 2025
- ISBN
- 9780008456849
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Epic fantasy / high fantasy, Historical fantasy, Fantasy romance / Romantic fantasy, Narrative theme: coming of age, Contemporary fantasy / Low fantasy
- Rating
- 5.0(3 reviews)
- Narration
- 5.0(3 reviews)
Synopsis
The final volume in the The Library Trilogy, following THE BOOK THAT WOULDN'T BURN and THE BOOK THAT BROKE THE WORLD. The secret war that defines the library has chosen its champions and set them on the board The fate of an infinite library hangs on one book, a book that holds the power to break the unbreakable. In the face of such forces, fragile things like hearts, family, and the world seem certain to fail. The people most vital to Livira are scattered across time and space, lost, divided into factions, in mortal peril. Somehow, she must bring them together and resolve the unresolvable argument that fuels the library’s war. The bond between Livira and Evar has stretched and stretched again. Can it hold at the end, when things fall apart? Can it bring them together against impossible odds? This is the last chapter, the final page. The end threatens and no one, not characters, readers, or even the author, will emerge unscathed. 'If you like dark, you will love Mark Lawrence' Robin Hobb, bestselling author of Assassin's Apprentice 'Gripping mystery and beautiful worldbuilding' Publishers Weekly
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