I’m so thrilled to get to share with you the cover and release date for THE ARCHIVE OF THE FORGOTTEN, the second book in the Hell’s Library series and sequel to THE LIBRARY OF THE UNWRITTEN. Behold the cover!
As you may have guessed from the delightfully creepy cover, things continue to go About As Well As Ever for Claire and the Library crew. Here’s the back cover summary:
“In the second installment of this richly imagined fantasy adventure series, a new threat from within the Library could destroy those who depend upon it the most.
The Library of the Unwritten in Hell was saved from total devastation, but hundreds of potential books were destroyed. Former librarian Claire and Brevity the muse feel the loss of those stories, and are trying to adjust to their new roles within the Arcane Wing and Library, respectively. But when the remains of those books begin to leak a strange ink, Claire realizes that the Library has kept secrets from Hell–and from its own librarians.
Claire and Brevity are immediately at odds in their approach to the ink, and the potential power that it represents has not gone unnoticed. When a representative from the Muses Corps arrives at the Library to advise Brevity, the angel Rami and the erstwhile Hero hunt for answers in other realms. The true nature of the ink could fundamentally alter the afterlife for good or ill, but it entirely depends on who is left to hold the pen.”
You didn’t think I’d forget the AO3 tags did you
A few exciting AO3ish teaser tags waiting for you in THE ARCHIVE OF THE FORGOTTEN:
INK MAGIC
Former family vs found family
Rivals resentfully forced to work together
oh no feelings
Hauntings and possession
Claire Calls Bullshit on this Entire Genre(tm)
One Muse, many strong opinions
pastel goth revolutionaries
Greek demigods and one murdercat
One terrible raven (that intends to create trouble on purpose)
Queer multi dimensional families negotiating that messy stuff
Rather important secrets my mentor Failed To Mention
KISSES. YAAAAS KISSES.
Why is the library in Hell anyways
THE ARCHIVE OF THE FORGOTTEN is out October 6, 2020! That gives you plenty of time to read (or re-read) THE LIBRARY OF THE UNWRITTEN if you haven’t yet. More importantly, you can pre-order it right the heck now. Pre-orders are both a way to show support for us authors, and a way to give a gift to your future self. Pre-order links to all the usual sources are up on the Penguin Random House site.