When Isaac Vainio helped to reveal magic to the world, he dreamed of a utopian future, a new millennium of magical prosperity. One year later, things aren't going quite as he'd hoped.
An organization known as Vanguard, made up of magical creatures and ex-Porters, wants open war with the mundane world. Isaac's own government is incarcerating "potential supernatural enemies" in prisons and internment camps. And Isaac finds himself targeted by all sides.
It's a war that will soon envelop the world, and the key to victory may lie with Isaac himself, as he struggles to incorporate everything he's learned into a new, more powerful form of libriomancy. Surrounded by betrayal and political intrigue, Isaac and a ragtag group of allies must evade pursuit both magical and mundane, expose a conspiracy by some of the most powerful people in the world, and find a path to a better future.
But what will that future cost Isaac and the ones he loves? - from Amazon.com
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher, Berkeley Publishing Group DAW, in exchange for a review, through Netgalley.com.
This is book four of the the Magic Ex Libris series, and I have anxiously awaited it's coming. Isaac and many of the other regular characters are back, taking on 'the World' as countries try to gain military superiority using magic/magical creatures. All while trying to run New Millenium, a facility to help introduce the good aspects of magic use into the world.
Hines has done a wonderful job continuing this story line. Main character development as he gains more responsibilities, and the after-effects of his actions, are good things that the readers should learn for use in their own lives. That whole cause and effect thing.
I have no idea if there will be more to this series, but it would be nice to maybe see some small stories spun from the same line.
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