Great fun . . . Golden Age chic!

Mike Brook's Dark Run is a rambunctious, rapidfire rollercoaster of a read. Get signed up and strapped in for a helluva ride!

Dark Run is a thrill-ride of non-stop action, wise-crackery and adventure in the vast vaults of outer space. I look forward to revisiting Ichabod Drift and the crew of the Keiko time and again…

Intrigue, piracy and action, Dark Run is a page turning SF romp with with an edge as sharp as mono-molecular blade.

A fast and wry SF adventure full of the deviousness and wit of Firefly.

Hines has created a rich backstory and mythology that weaves history and magic and science fiction across centures, between cultures, and around the globe

By far my favorite fantasy novel of the year... The world's magic system is something fantasy lovers will appreciate. Plus, all the nerdy book references will have book geeks squeeing with delight!

Fantastic... it is the sheer enthusiasm he brings to the story that makes it so fun to read. There are some great action sequences, wonderful fantasy ideas and a group of characters that you look forward to finding out more about in future installations.

I picked up the book meaning to read a few pages. My first thought was, ‘This is a cool concept.’ The second thing I thought was, ‘This is really, really clever.’ The third thing I thought was, ‘I should have gone to sleep three hours ago.

This funny and fast-paced series opener...will be sure to surprise and entertain urban fantasy fans... Isaac is sure to be an instant fan favorite, and the secondary characters are vivid and multidimensional.

Pretty much geek porn for the urban fantasy set. It’s meta-fictional and utterly awesome.

This may be Jim Hines’s best work. Libriomancer is smart, silly, and deadly serious, all at the same time. It’s a book about loving books. This is the magic librarian and ass-kicking dryad adventure story we’ve all been waiting for.

All writers believe in the magic of books; Jim Hines has created a system where that magic becomes real, usable, and very definitely not always safe.

Secret organizations, supernatural threats, and an unknown killer of unimaginable power—Libriomancer is one of the best reads I’ve had in a long time. It’s a lightning-fast race against time and magic to prevent the darkest secrets from history from unleashing a supernatural war on the world. I can’t wait for the next one. Oh, by the way, never piss off a fire spider.