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The Untold Story

The Untold Story

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  • Author：Genevieve Cogman
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Summary

Librarian Spy Irene is heading into danger。 Not for the first time， but could this be her last？ She’s tasked with a terrifyingly dangerous solo mission to eliminate an old enemy， which must be kept secret at all costs。 But even more troubling news emerges。 Multiple worlds are disappearing – and the Library may have something to do with it。

Determined to uncover the truth behind the vanished worlds， Irene and her friends must descend into the unplumbed depths of the Library。 And what they find will change everything they know。 This may be Irene’s most dangerous assignment of her hazardous career。

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Reviews

Laurie A Friedman ，

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review！One of my favorite series， and this installment was no exception。 As it is the finale to the series， it brought a VERY satisfying conclusion to the ongoing story lines。 The origins of the Library are finally revealed， as Irene， Kai， Vale and new apprentice Catherine hunt down Alberich。 Though there are no plans to write more in this series （right now） I would love to see more。。 maybe from Catherine's experience？ Or more from Ir Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review！One of my favorite series， and this installment was no exception。 As it is the finale to the series， it brought a VERY satisfying conclusion to the ongoing story lines。 The origins of the Library are finally revealed， as Irene， Kai， Vale and new apprentice Catherine hunt down Alberich。 Though there are no plans to write more in this series （right now） I would love to see more。。 maybe from Catherine's experience？ Or more from Irene moving up the Librarian ranks？ I'm certainly not ready to leave The Library behind。 。。。more

Sifa Poulton ，

I received a review copy from the publicity team on behalf of the publishers in exchange for an honest review。 It has not affected my opinions。The finale of the Invisible Library series is as stunning as you'd expect from this quirky， inventive set of tales。 While I'm sad the series is ended （though the acknowledgements say there is potential for more stories but no plans）， it was sent off in the best possible way。As the lead up of the last few books suggest， THE UNTOLD STORY is all about uncove I received a review copy from the publicity team on behalf of the publishers in exchange for an honest review。 It has not affected my opinions。The finale of the Invisible Library series is as stunning as you'd expect from this quirky， inventive set of tales。 While I'm sad the series is ended （though the acknowledgements say there is potential for more stories but no plans）， it was sent off in the best possible way。As the lead up of the last few books suggest， THE UNTOLD STORY is all about uncovering the origins of the library - and the power running it。 Except that shadowy power is trying to stop Irene from uncovering it。 And long-term enemy of the library， Alberich， is trying to help Irene - for his own ends， of course。I love books about unknown histories， and how they reframe the context of a story。 I particularly love it when I can't entirely predict the real history because it's not playing into common tropes but it still feels completely satisfying and set up。 I don't want to know from chapter one what the real history will be - I want to have to discover is alongside the characters and empathise with their grappling with the truth as it reframes events。 And THE UNTOLD STORY absolutely does that。I was so glad that Catherine returned to play a large role in this book， and that many members of recurring cast had prominent roles， rather than bringing new characters in。 It's a finale， and for those， I like to focus more on known elements， bringing them together in new roles。 The same was true for the story mostly taking place in Vale's world and the library。All the fun of archetypal fae compelled by their chosen stories and the dragons with their strict order came to bear。 We see fae storytellers more concerned by good stories than their own lives， politicians spinning webs， and dragons trying to use order to gain their own ways。I think the language is one of my favourite magic systems out there。 The precision of meaning is so much fun to play around with - and puts a lot of constraints on the users so that it's not a "anything goes" magic system。Whatever Genevieve Cogman writes next， I'm waiting to devour it！ 。。。more

USOM ，

（Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher。 This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest。） I have thoroughly loved the Invisible Library series。 These characters have made such a home in my heart and it's in my top list of longer fantasy series to recommend。 It's perfect for new fantasy fans， for ones who love mystery almost spy-like stories， and who enjoy an episodic approach （like a TV show）。 One of my favorite elements have to be this world of archetypes and stories。 （Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher。 This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest。） I have thoroughly loved the Invisible Library series。 These characters have made such a home in my heart and it's in my top list of longer fantasy series to recommend。 It's perfect for new fantasy fans， for ones who love mystery almost spy-like stories， and who enjoy an episodic approach （like a TV show）。 One of my favorite elements have to be this world of archetypes and stories。 How we， even in our lives， want to believe in character types。 In sweet and noble heroes， in grump and gruff but secretly sweet love interests。And I love that Cogman not only leans into this idea - this premise of us all wanting to be the main character of our story - and the ways our lives deviates。 From a world building perspective， I am obsessed。 In The Untold Story， Irene， Kai， and Vale have to face the wide reaching consequences， danger， and intrigue from the previous books。 This latest installment delves into Irene's revelations about her parenthood and her relationship with Kai。 It also deeply dives into the past， into the very foundational building blocks of our world， selves， and loved ones。 。。。more

Mark ，

LJ Nov 2021， 146（11） p45

Leigh ，

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Leighton ，

Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review！First of all， I can't thank the publisher enough for allowing me to review the last book of my favorite series of all time。 When I first discovered The Invisible Library series a few years ago， I was intrigued by the lovely characters， witty writing， and original ideas。 I had no idea that each book would be even better than the last， and that the series would end up becoming my favorite series。 If you haven't starte Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review！First of all， I can't thank the publisher enough for allowing me to review the last book of my favorite series of all time。 When I first discovered The Invisible Library series a few years ago， I was intrigued by the lovely characters， witty writing， and original ideas。 I had no idea that each book would be even better than the last， and that the series would end up becoming my favorite series。 If you haven't started this series yet， pick up the first book （The Invisible Library） right now！ Thank you again to the publisher for this opportunity！The Untold Story by Genevieve Cogman is the eighth and final book in an amazing adult fantasy series。 Writing this review is bittersweet， because I am sad that there won't be any future books， but I am so happy that the series ends with a bang！ The story of the final book revolves around Irene， a Librarian， collector of books， representative of the Fae-dragon peace treaty， diplomat， and now， Library-sanctioned assassin。 After the explosive secrets revealed in the previous book， Irene is deemed the best candidate to take down Alberich， notorious traitor and enemy of the Library。 Along with her dragon boyfriend Kai， great detective Vale， and Fae apprentice Catherine， Irene must track down Alberich and dodge various dangers， while unveiling secrets of the Library along the way。 Who can she trust？ Can she even trust herself？Here is a fantastical excerpt from Chapter 1:"The snow hissed against the windows， flakes visible in the harsh spotlights which ringed the building。 Irene could dimly make out the well-groomed gardens outside and the faint outline of the ornamental lake—and beyond that the guard outposts， the high walls and everything necessary to keep this manor house and estate private and undisturbed。 The trail of darkness across the white lawn—fresh blood， left behind by the corpse which had been dragged across it—was rapidly being covered by the snow。She couldn’t see the Siberian dire wolves， but she’d been assured they were out there。 To be honest， she wasn’t even sure that dire wolves were or could be Siberian， but as the saying went， Don’t contradict an autocrat on his own territory unless you have either a very good reason or a very secure escape route。At this precise moment she didn’t have either of those。 While the mansion did have a library， it was one of the few rooms she was strictly forbidden from entering。 A logical precaution—after all， they knew she was a Librarian， and she could use a smaller library in any of the alternate worlds， like this one， to enter the secret interdimensional Library that was her home。 A place that was， at the moment， very far away。"Overall， The Untold Story is the explosive and dynamic conclusion to what is， in my opinion， the best adult fantasy series of all time。 All of the ingenuity and originality of the previous books are present here， and they're heightened to new levels。 There were moments when I had to stop reading and just marvel at how much of a genius the author is。 One of my favorite aspects of the series has been the slow reveal of the origins and history of the dragons， Fae， and the Library。 The author definitely delivers here。 All of the answers are finally revealed， and the action-packed， tension-filled conclusion had me unable to sleep。 If you're a fan of the series like I am， you won't regret checking out this book when it comes out in December！ And if you haven't started this series yet， I highly recommend that you add it to your TBR list right away！ 。。。more

Sonia Williams ，

A marvellous conclusion to the Invisible Library series， where we finally get the answers we have been delving for - what are the origins of the Library？ what is the Library？ what role does it play in anchoring the linked worlds？Over the series Irene has developed from her original naive state to one of a deft manipulator and first class agent for the Library。 Her core friends， Kai and Vale are integral to the journey as are Silver and her Fae library apprentice Catherine。The Fae， Dragon， Human， A marvellous conclusion to the Invisible Library series， where we finally get the answers we have been delving for - what are the origins of the Library？ what is the Library？ what role does it play in anchoring the linked worlds？Over the series Irene has developed from her original naive state to one of a deft manipulator and first class agent for the Library。 Her core friends， Kai and Vale are integral to the journey as are Silver and her Fae library apprentice Catherine。The Fae， Dragon， Human， Library charter has been agreed and more signatories are coming forward， However Irene has begun to wonder why she has less book retrieval assignments， and now her missions have political dimensions。 Adding to this unease is the news that worlds have disappeared， Albriech has survived and making overtures to the library。。。This finale is deftly written with loose ends tied leading to a very suitable ending。 I would highly recommend this series and I am slightly envious if you are yet to find it as treats are in store。My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for access to this ARC， all opinions are my own。 。。。more

Jane ，

I liked The Untold Story better than I did The Dark Archive， and if this is the final book in the series I will be satisfied。This may seem like a strange thing to say about a fantasy novel， but this entry was a little too fantastical for my liking。 Within Cogman’s fantasy world， the events that took place in the Library were a little too out there for me。 There were also elements that were too reminiscent of other fantasy works。 （view spoiler）[army of the dead， anyone？ （hide spoiler）]I did like I liked The Untold Story better than I did The Dark Archive， and if this is the final book in the series I will be satisfied。This may seem like a strange thing to say about a fantasy novel， but this entry was a little too fantastical for my liking。 Within Cogman’s fantasy world， the events that took place in the Library were a little too out there for me。 There were also elements that were too reminiscent of other fantasy works。 （view spoiler）[army of the dead， anyone？ （hide spoiler）]I did like that we got lots of time not only with Irene but with Kai， Vale， and Catherine as well。 Also we got some answers that have been long coming。The series overall is still a definite recommend。 。。。more

Candie ，

In this installment， Irene must figure out who she really trusts。 Is Alberich an insane killer or is the Library the problem？ Who are her real friends？ Conspiracy upon conspiracy needs to be unraveled before Irene can decide where her loyalty should go。 I love this series and The Untold Story was definitely a must read。 It felt kind of like an ending… hoping there are still more to come？！

Ellen ，

Review to come

Clbplym ，

This was my favourite installment of this series and it brings together some different threads that have been ongoing to the point where I’m slightly worried she’s not going to write any more in the series。 After the intriguing epilogue of the last book， we find Irene starting to wonder whether something strange is going on at the library。 She is sent to kill Alberich despite this appearing to be a suicide mission。 As Irene starts to find out more about his story and the origins of the library， This was my favourite installment of this series and it brings together some different threads that have been ongoing to the point where I’m slightly worried she’s not going to write any more in the series。 After the intriguing epilogue of the last book， we find Irene starting to wonder whether something strange is going on at the library。 She is sent to kill Alberich despite this appearing to be a suicide mission。 As Irene starts to find out more about his story and the origins of the library， unseen forces start to work against her。 This is as fast paced as normal and I highly recommend it although you should definitely start at book one。 Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC。 。。。more

Roberta ，

I have been loving the Invisible Library series since the beginning， so I was excited to be offered an ARC of The Untold Story， the final volume of the series （for now at least）。 It did not disappoint！I enjoyed reading this so much that I stayed up way past my bedtime。 It was wonderful to be back with favourite characters， and to finally find out the truths that have been hinted at throughout the series。It’s hard to say much about the plot without spoilers， but it really was excellent。 It tied u I have been loving the Invisible Library series since the beginning， so I was excited to be offered an ARC of The Untold Story， the final volume of the series （for now at least）。 It did not disappoint！I enjoyed reading this so much that I stayed up way past my bedtime。 It was wonderful to be back with favourite characters， and to finally find out the truths that have been hinted at throughout the series。It’s hard to say much about the plot without spoilers， but it really was excellent。 It tied up so many loose ends， and there was a happy ending for most。 The world building， as always， was excellent。 If you’ve been loving the series like I have， get yourself a copy as soon as possible！ It will keep you up past your bedtime， and leave you feeling satisfied and happy。 I can’t wait to see what Genevieve Cogman writes next。I was given a free copy of this book， my opinions are my own。 。。。more

Jennifer ，

The Untold Story feels like the culmination of the previous seven books。 It brings the major plot threads from the previous books together and concludes them in a satisfying and very exciting way。The story comes to a head with Alberich and why he became a traitor。 This， alongside several worlds disappearing， leads Irene to discover something rather world changing about the origins of the Library。I had so much fun with this book， much like I have with all the others。 I will admit that I have been The Untold Story feels like the culmination of the previous seven books。 It brings the major plot threads from the previous books together and concludes them in a satisfying and very exciting way。The story comes to a head with Alberich and why he became a traitor。 This， alongside several worlds disappearing， leads Irene to discover something rather world changing about the origins of the Library。I had so much fun with this book， much like I have with all the others。 I will admit that I have been feeling a little slumpy with reading recently and not many books have brought me so much pleasure， but I didn’t want this book to end。 It was a joy to read。 I know I already love the characters， especially Irene but I really enjoyed them in this one。 Irene and Kai are adorable， Catherine is so cute with her book obsession and lack of interest in social situations and Vale is always fun to read。Cogman tells a fast paced and very enjoyable tale， which moves from set piece to set piece at a breakneck speed but it never feels like it is missing something。 Everything ties together perfectly and she gives a very satisfying explanation to the Alberich storyline。 We get to find out the answers to so many questions， which we have been waiting so long to find out and I was not disappointed。The Untold Story is one of the best books I have read recently。 It is just as much fun as the previous books in the series but there is also an emotional weight。 We have to say goodbye to several of the characters that we have come to know throughout the series which is sad but that is balanced by the adventure。 I had so much fun reading this。 I adore the characters and the story is well written and paced。 I have enjoyed seeing this series grow from strength to strength and I highly recommend it。 。。。more

Jessica Gilmore ，

And so we come to， if not the end， the for now for Irene， Kai， Vale， Lord Silver and the other assorted （or ill assorted） characters who fill the eight books， many pages and even more worlds of Genevieve Cogman's wildly original， inventive and eminently readable The Invisible Library series。 And what a ride it's been。。。If you are new to the series then this is not the book for you。 But if you a。 like books。 b。 love the idea of a library between worlds staffed by kickass librarians whose job is t And so we come to， if not the end， the for now for Irene， Kai， Vale， Lord Silver and the other assorted （or ill assorted） characters who fill the eight books， many pages and even more worlds of Genevieve Cogman's wildly original， inventive and eminently readable The Invisible Library series。 And what a ride it's been。。。If you are new to the series then this is not the book for you。 But if you a。 like books。 b。 love the idea of a library between worlds staffed by kickass librarians whose job is to maintain stability across worlds by beg， borrowing and stealing original texts then you need to find The Invisible Library book one of the eight part series right now。 I promise you won't regret it。 Irene is a librarian whose job， as stated earlier， is to collect books by whatever means neccessary。 Worlds vary from high order （where dragons rule） to high chaos （fae-ruled） to worlds like our own in the middle。 At the start of the series - and for much of it - Irene is stationed in a medium chaos steampunk Victoriana world with her dragon apprentice Kai， working with the Holmesian Vale and dealing with Lord Silver， a Fae whose archetype is that of dangerous seducer whilst facing a libraian gone bad - and there is no more dangerous being。 The Lost Library Series manages to combine originality with a deep love of genre and every book is full of gems for the bookworm to enjoy。As for The Untold Story - it's hard to review without giving spoilers， so all I will say is it's a satisfactory ending-for-now （and please let it be just for now） which takes us right into the heart of the library。 Irene is as brave， headstrong and kick ass as ever， Kai as protective and yet supportive （swoon）， Vale as delightfully Victorian detective and Lord Silver's alas too brief appearance as dangerously seductive。 Being a librarian remains a dangerous job - but still， can I please sign up？ 。。。more

April Oharah Hernandez ，

Another great book in this series。 While Irene is trying to come to terms with the fact that Alberich is her father， there are strange things happening inside and outside the Library。 Worlds are disappearing， strange shadows are converging。 Irene solves it all and saves the Library from its history。

Steven ，

Review to come upon release

Hillary ，

This one didn't jump off the page the way the rest of the series did， for me at least。 That said， I'm 90% sure that was just my brain behaving badly and no fault of the book。 Still a completely readable installment that answered a ton of lingering questions。 This one didn't jump off the page the way the rest of the series did， for me at least。 That said， I'm 90% sure that was just my brain behaving badly and no fault of the book。 Still a completely readable installment that answered a ton of lingering questions。 。。。more

Ken ，

My thanks to NetGalley for making an eArc copy of this book available to me。A very enjoyable conclusion to this series， it manages to answer enough of the Big Questions to keep us satisfied， yet leaves enough open so that a return to this world at a later time can still be imagined。 Now we can look forward to whatever new series the author has in the works。

Kathy ，

I was both elated and depressed reading this book because it's so good and I believe this ends the series for a while。 As usual， it was great to catch up with the characters and _finally_ （after 7 books） to get some concrete answers。 There are still a few mysteries left if the author chooses to come back to this series。 Highly recommended， but if you haven't read this， start at book 1 for best results。 I was both elated and depressed reading this book because it's so good and I believe this ends the series for a while。 As usual， it was great to catch up with the characters and _finally_ （after 7 books） to get some concrete answers。 There are still a few mysteries left if the author chooses to come back to this series。 Highly recommended， but if you haven't read this， start at book 1 for best results。 。。。more

Joe Jones ，

Irene and Kai are back after that bombshell at the end of the last book。 And yet somehow the story gets even crazier as we learn more about The Library and where it came from。 As Spinal Tap would say this takes things up to 11！ I wonder now though if this is the final book。 It could easily end here if the author wanted too。

Jessica ，

1。 The Invisible Library - ★★★☆☆2。 The Masked City - ★★★★☆3。 The Burning Page - ★★★☆☆4。 The Lost Plot - ★★★★☆5。 The Mortal Word - ★★★★☆6。 The Secret Chapter - ★★★★★7。 The Dark Archive - ★★★☆☆ 1。 The Invisible Library - ★★★☆☆2。 The Masked City - ★★★★☆3。 The Burning Page - ★★★☆☆4。 The Lost Plot - ★★★★☆5。 The Mortal Word - ★★★★☆6。 The Secret Chapter - ★★★★★7。 The Dark Archive - ★★★☆☆ 。。。more

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