Five hundred years ago, Johannes Gutenberg discovered the art of libriomancy, allowing him to reach into books to create things from their pages. Gutenberg’s power brought him many enemies, and some of those enemies have waited centuries for revenge. Revenge which begins with the brutal slaughter of a wendigo in the northern Michigan town of Tamarack, a long-established werewolf territory. Libriomancer Isaac Vainio is part of Die Zwelf Portenære, better known as the Porters, the organization founded by Gutenberg to protect the world from magical threats. Isaac is called in to investigate the killing, along with Porter psychiatrist Nidhi Shah and their dryad bodyguard and lover, Lena Greenwood. Born decades ago from the pages of a pulp fantasy novel, Lena was created to be the ultimate fantasy woman, strong and deadly, but shaped by the needs and desires of her companions. Her powers are unique, and Gutenberg’s enemies hope to use those powers for themselves. But their plan could unleash a far darker evil… - from Amazon.com
Jim Hines has done it again with another fun, fantasy novel in the Magic Ex Libris series. This story continues a short time after the first novel, and I felt was a great sequel. Hines has a easy reading style of writing that even YA readers would love, and carries some great fantasy ideas that even adults will enjoy reading.
Spoilers follow
It was good to see some more background develop: about the Porters, and their creation. Even more additional story about Gutenberg. The introduction of the Asian magic (and it's style) was interesting as well, seeing how ... well, don't want to spoil too much. Though Lena's background as far as her appearance in our world was basic in the first novel, this one centers more around her than Isaac, though as one of her lovers, he plays a major role. I thought the ending a bit blase, but still leaves me hanging on wanting to know what happens next, as I feel Hines has left a nice hook for the next book in this series.
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