Book guide
Smoke and Iron
A rebellion begins with words on paper, and Jess is playing a deadly game inside the Library’s heart.
Genre and trope pairingsFantasyBetrayalFantasyPolitical intrigueYoung AdultDystopianYoung AdultBetrayalYoung AdultPolitical intrigueYoung AdultRebellionSci-FiDystopianSci-FiBetrayalSci-FiPolitical intrigueAdventureBetrayalAdventureRace against time
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About Smoke and Iron
Jess Brightwell has placed himself in direct danger, relying on his wits in a cat-and-mouse game with the Archivist Magister of the Great Library. As rebellion spreads and printed words become the spark that could set the world alight, smugglers, thieves, and scholars must work together to save a library thousands of years old. To succeed, they must outthink enemies who will sacrifice anything to keep control.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
The Great Library · Book 4 of 5
Content warnings
- murder
- death
- violence
- confinement
- blood
- fire/fire injury
- war
- injury/injury detail
- gun violence
- torture
- drug use
- drug abuse
- islamophobia
- kidnapping
- drugging
- threatened reproductive coercion
