Codex
Kindle Edition
HarperCollins · Ebook · May 2, 2005
About to depart on his first vacation in years, Edward Wozny, a hot-shot young investment banker, is sent to help one of his firm's most important and mysterious clients.
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- Who it’s for
- Rare books and a peculiar computer game give this thriller two linked mysteries.
- Themes
- Books' mysterious power, Obsession with a codex, Medieval and modern worlds
- Genres
- Thrillers, Fantasy, Mystery
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About to depart on his first vacation in years, Edward Wozny, a hot-shot young investment banker, is sent to help one of his firm's most important and mysterious clients. When asked to uncrate and organize a personal library of rare books, Edward's indignation turns to intrigue as he realizes that there may be a unique medieval codex hidden among the volumes, a treasure kept locked away for many years and for many reasons.
Continue reading
As friends draw Edward into a peculiar and addictive computer game, his obsession deepens as he discovers surprising parallels between the game's virtual reality and the mystery of the codex. An accomplished and entertaining thriller, Codex explores the mysterious power of books in the medieval and modern ages.
Books in Play
Rare books and a peculiar computer game give this thriller two linked mysteries.
Come here for
- A rare-book mystery with an unexpectedly virtual edge
- The curious pull of books across medieval and modern worlds
Expect
- A thriller where a computer game echoes a codex mystery
- An exploration of books’ lingering power
Where it sits
| Thrillers | 43% |
|---|---|
| Mystery | 26% |
| Fantasy | 24% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Mystery
- Women Detectives
- Cozy Mysteries
- Suspense
- Authors
- Lev Grossman
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 2, 2005
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- Books' mysterious power · Obsession with a codex · Medieval and modern worlds
- Reading lane
- Mystery