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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In the small village of Amun lives a poor boy named Theo. Theo adores books, but because of his pointed ears and impoverished life, he isn't allowed to use the village library. As he endures the prejudice and hatred of the village, he dreams of going where such things don't exist: Aftzaak, City of Books. But one day, Theo chances to meet a Kafna--a librarian who works for the great library of Aftzaak--and his life changes forever...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Theo has returned to Aftzaak, the magisterial City of Books. Passing the exams to become a kafna was hard enough. Now he has to compete against his fellow trainees--fighters and geniuses one and all--to prove that he has what it takes to achieve his dreams and ascend to the Central Library's elite. Under the watchful eyes of his wise seniors and teachers, including his youthful mentor Sedona, Theo beings to awaken to the sublime fate and impossible...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Theo has set out from his hometown on a journey to the great city of Aftzaak with three goals: to see the city he's longed for his whole life, to take the test to become a Kafina, and to return the book lent to him by Sedona seven years earlier--the book that changed his life. The journey is difficult and the road long, but the world is filled with things for a young scholar like Theo to learn. Yet no matter how prepared he feels, the test that awaits...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Theo has completed the first part of the grueling exam to become a kafna, but he's not in the clear yet--there are two more trials he must face. Even if he makes it through the second test, an intense face-to-face oral examination, the last challenge is a practical demonstration of his abilities as a librarian. Theo has been studying his whole life for this moment, but there's one kind of test that no amount of studying could have prepared him for:...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Theo has passed the exam to become a kafna and has begun his apprenticeship in the great library of Aftzaak. Kind and talented, Theo is friendly to everyone. Yet, one of his classmates, Aya Guunjoh, regards him as her enemy, for reasons unbeknownst to all but her. Will Theo's love of books and innate genius be enough for him to overcome this challenge?"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Mika's massively popular magic-focused event "Magiket" has grown again, continuing to bring her spells and mages from around the world-and also boatloads of work...But despite her Market's ever-increasing reach, a surprise encounter comes from outside Mika's purview! The last thing she expected was to meet another Japanese visitor-could this transplant also be seeking a way home?
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Dragons, typhoons, and demon lords, oh my! The popularity of Magic Market has boomed beyond expectation-in fact, it's such a hit, news has reached even the highest echelon of the underworld. As the Holy Land teems with all manner of human and monster, will Mika be able to keep order and find a way back home, or will chaos ultimately reign under the arrival of the Demon Lord?!
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"Protagonist Press is as busy as ever, thanks in part to Mika's hugely successful Magic Market bookselling event--from magic-decrying warriors to tiny, meddling fairies, people from all walks of life are dipping their toes into the wonderful world of magical tomes. Despite the ever-growing size of Magiket's crowd, the Prep Committee has the chaos well under control, until its faithful venue is suddenly double-booked, dumping Mika into a whole new...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"As time goes on, Myne slowly gets more and more used to life in the temple. She learns to speak like a noble and is allowed to live in the orphanage director's chambers. She even successfully breaks the ice with Fran! Gil, her once troublesome attendant, cleans her new chambers as ordered and learns to love being rewarded for his hard work. As for Delia, well... his biblio-fantasy by book lovers, for book lovers, continues!"--
Author
Series
Ascendance of a bookworm (Manga) volume 1
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A certain college girl is reincarnated as the child of a soldier in a world with few books and a low literacy rate. No matter how much she wants to read, there are no books around her. What can she do if there aren't any books? Just make them herself! Her goal? To become a librarian! In order to live a life surrounded by books, she'll start by making them! Enjoy this biblio-fantasy for bookworms!"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Myne successfully negotiates with the temple and starts working as an apprentice blue shrine maiden. This new job also ensures she will receive the same treatment as a noble. The wait is over--she can finally read in the book room! Unfortunately, she still won't have it easy thanks to the temple's status-based structure and some problematic attendants who just won't leave her be. Can Myne beat society's rules so she can enjoy her books in peace?"--Page...
Author
Series
Ascendance of a bookworm (Manga) volume 5
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Myne tells Lutz the truth about herself. He gets mad and confused, but in the end accepts Myne, with whom he has spent the past year making paper and such with. They successfully complete the paper and get accepted by Benno. They go to the Merchant's Guild to register so they can sell paper, where they are asked to make hairpins for the guildmaster's granddaughter. And so, they go to meet the girl herself, to ask how she would like her hairpins to...
Author
Series
Ascendance of a bookworm (Manga) volume 6
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Myne tells Lutz the truth about herself. He gets mad and confused, but in the end accepts Myne, with whom he has spent the past year making paper and such with. They successfully complete the paper and get accepted by Benno. They go to the Merchant's Guild to register so they can sell paper, where they are asked to make hairpins for the guildmaster's granddaughter. And so, they go to meet the girl herself, to ask how she would like her hairpins to...
Author
Series
Ascendance of a bookworm (Manga) volume 7
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Myne tells Lutz the truth about herself. He gets mad and confused, but in the end accepts Myne, with whom he has spent the past year making paper and such with. They successfully complete the paper and get accepted by Benno. They go to the Merchant's Guild to register so they can sell paper, where they are asked to make hairpins for the guildmaster's granddaughter. And so, they go to meet the girl herself, to ask how she would like her hairpins to...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Myne is starting to grow more comfortable with temple life. Things are finally going well--that is, until she learns the truth about the orphanage. The children there are starving and emaciated, living in conditions that shake the apprentice blue shrine maiden to her core. After agonizing over this problem, she resolves to become the orphanage director and improve their lives herself. It's time to open up the temple branch of the Myne Workshop!
Author
Series
Ascendance of a bookworm (Manga) volume 3
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Myne throws everything she has at paper-making while helping at the gate and preparing for Tuuli's baptism. She tries weaving faux-papyrus from fibers during winter and forming clay tablets during the spring, but both fail. Still, her love for books isn't so weak that she'd give up that easily. It's time to think up a Plan C! This is a bibliofantasy for all the bookworms of the world!"--Publisher.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Now acting as the orphanage director, Myne starts on her mission to save the temple's orphans--an endeavor that earns her a great deal of respect from the children whose lives she works to improve. She cleans up the orphanage, teaches the orphans to provide for themselves, and even gives them an opportunity to enjoy the Star Festival for the very first time! However, just before the taue-throwing begins, Myne makes a discovery that could play a crucial...
Author
Series
Ascendance of a bookworm (Manga) volume 4
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Aspiring apprentice merchants Myne and Lutz have signed a contract with Benno, who has promised to sell their plant-based prototype. With his assistance, they finally have the materials and tools to start making their first batch of washi paper! And Benno wants to sell not only paper, but Myne's other inventions, such as the flower hairpins, as well. But getting involved in the world of merchants makes Myne's life more complicated than ever as she...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Myne shows the High Priest her rewritten bible to secure his approval. Unfortunately, it only casts doubt on whether she is who she claims. The High Priest demands answers: how can a girl who struggles to pen a simple letter produce something so well-written? Myne puzzles over how to respond. Will the truth convince him, or will she risk losing her only ally in the temple?"--provided by publisher,
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Lutz gets into an argument with his parents and runs away from home, furious that they refuse to accept him becoming a merchant. Their dispute quickly reaches the Gilberta Company, and only when Myne and the High Priest arrange a discussion between the involved parties is the matter peacefully resolved. At last, Myne can return her focus to making books-or so she thinks. After taking Wilma and Rosina as attendants, she finds herself dealing with...
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