The Forbidden Library, Django Wexler
The Forbidden Library, Django Wexler
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The Forbidden Library

Author: Django Wexler

Narrator: Cassandra Morris

Unabridged: 8 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/17/2015


Synopsis

The Forbidden Library kicks off a brand new classic fantasy series perfect for fans of Coraline, Inkheart, and The Books of Elsewhere

Alice always thought fairy tales had happy endings. That--along with everything else--changed the day she met her first fairy

When Alice's father goes down in a shipwreck, she is sent to live with her uncle Geryon--an uncle she's never heard of and knows nothing about. He lives in an enormous manor with a massive library that is off-limits to Alice. But then she meets a talking cat. And even for a rule-follower, when a talking cat sneaks you into a forbidden library and introduces you to an arrogant boy who dares you to open a book, it's hard to resist. Especially if you're a reader to begin with. Soon Alice finds herself INSIDE the book, and the only way out is to defeat the creature imprisoned within.

It seems her uncle is more than he says he is. But then so is Alice.

About The Author

Django Wexler graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh with degrees in creative writing and computer science, and worked for the university in artifical intelligence research. Eventually he migrated to Microsoft in Seattle, where he now lives with two cats and a teetering mountain of books. When not planning Shadow Campaigns, he wrangles computers, paints tiny soldiers, and plays games of all sorts.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Django on June 17, 2013

Fair warning -- I wrote the book, so my review is probably a little biased. But it looked lonely with no reviews at all.......more

Goodreads review by Robin on February 14, 2020

My quick review. Django Wexler is a friend. I checked out The Forbidden Library as an audio book from my very unforbidden local library. Midway through reading this, Django suggested we get together for coffee. I told him that all depended on how The Forbidden Library ended. That our friendship hung......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on January 02, 2016

Jos jedna brza i vrlo zabavna knjizica sa interesantnim glavnim likom (female and smart... gasp that's possible :P ) i odlicnim magijskim sistemom. Ovo narocito lezi nama koji volimo da citamo da imamo moc koja nas transportuje u knjige ili druge svetove di je knjiga samo portal. Probemi sa kojima s......more

Goodreads review by M.L. on August 15, 2013

So, SO good. Django Wexler is one of those writers who, like Gaiman, Rowling, Snicket, and Lewis, can write a perfectly presented children's book that will also appeal to adults. Alice, the primary character, is clever, brave, and determined to find her father. She's a reader, and in this world that......more

Goodreads review by Althea on April 24, 2014

I read Wexler's previous book (The Thousand Names), and liked it well enough that I picked this up even though I saw that it was aimed at a younger audience. I didn't expect to like it *quite* as much, due to that fact. I needn't have worried. I loved this book. It may seem like an exaggeration, but......more


Quotes

Praise for The Forbidden Library:

"Vaguely reminiscent of Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland and Inkheart all rolled into one, it’s good fun... Working in the grand tradition of children’s fantasy, Wexler’s off to a promising start."—Kirkus Reviews

"By giving the richly textured literary adventures “teeth” and by placing subplots both inside and outside the books, Wexler dexterously avoids the “it’s only a story” pitfall that might distance readers from the action, while the wondrous Library will gratify book lovers and fantasy experts alike."—Horn Book

"Fans of Harry Potter and Cornelia Funke's Inkheart (2003) will relish that the library houses magical books . . . It's a joy to watch the dutiful Alice develop her innate curiosity and become a proactive, resourceful heroine, matching wits with snarky cats, dangerous beasts, and a certain smug boy. This is a charming, adventuresome fantasy from a promising new author."—Booklist

"Wexler ingeniously creates an inventive world with interesting creatures and frightening situations."—School Library Journal


Awards

  • Michigan Reading Association Great Lakes Book Award
  • Washington Sasquatch Reading Program