Librarian-spy Irene is working undercover in an alternative London when her assistant Kai goes missing. She discovers he's been kidnapped by the fae faction and the repercussions could be fatal. Not just for Kai, but for whole worlds.
Kai's dragon heritage means he has powerful allies, but also powerful enemies in the form of the fae. With this act of aggression, the fae are determined to trigger a war between their people - and the forces of order and chaos themselves.
Irene's mission to save Kai and avert Armageddon will take her to a dark, alternate Venice where it's always Carnival. Here Irene will be forced to blackmail, fast talk, and fight. Or face death.
The Masked City contains bonus extra content - secrets from the Library! Continue the bookish magic with The Burning Page.***
The London air was full of smog and filth. PROLOGUE
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(@panmacmillan, 3 December 2015, ebook, 369 pages, bought from @AmazonKindle)
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I really enjoyed the first book in the series The Invisible Library. The Masked City picks up soon after the last book finished. Irene is mistaken if she thinks an easy time is ahead after recent events when Kai vanishes, likely a victim of kidnapping and she is forced to reach out to his dragon family when the library refuse to get involved. Things get pretty dark in this book. I look forward to the next one.
