Codex - by Lev Grossman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A hot-shot young investment banker is sent to help one of his firm's most important and mysterious clients. When asked to uncrate and organize a personal library of rare books, the young man's indignation turns to intrigue as he realizes that there may be a unique medieval codex hidden among the volumes.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>About to depart on his first vacation in years, Edward Wozny, a hotshot young investment banker, is sent to help one of his firm's most important and mysterious clients. His task is to search their library stacks for a precious medieval codex, a treasure kept sealed away for many years and for many reasons. Enlisting the help of passionate medievalist Margaret Napier, Edward is determined to solve the mystery of the codex-to understand its significance to his wealthy clients, and to decipher the seeming parallels between the legend of the codex and an obsessive role-playing computer game that has absorbed him in the dark hours of the night. <p/>The chilling resolution brings together the medieval and the modern aspects of the plot in a twist worthy of earning comparisons to novels by William Gibson and Dan Brown, not to mention those by A. S. Byatt and Umberto Eco. Lev Grossman's Codex is a thriller of the highest order. <p/><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>A National Bestseller <br>"A genuine treat with its sneaky plot and richly textured storytelling." -<i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> <br>Edward Wozny, a hotshot young banker, is about to leave for vacation when he is sent to help an important yet mysterious client. His task: search the family library for a precious, centuries-old codex that may not even exist. Enlisting the expertise of medievalist Margaret Napier, Edward is determined to solve the mystery of the codex and to decipher the parallels between the codex legend and a computer game that absorbs him in the dark hours of the night.<br>Weaving the medieval and the modern aspects of its plot in a chilling twist, <i>Codex </i>is a thriller of the highest order. <br>"Takes its place on the shelf of self-referential, bibliophilic page turners like <i>The Name of the Rose, Possession </i>and <i>A Case of Curiosities, </i> and it's as entertaining as any of them."--<i>The New York Times Book Review</i> <br>"This puzzle of 'nested secrets within secrets' is tailor-made for fans of <i>The Name of the Rose</i> and <i>The Club Dumas</i>." --<i>Detroit Free-Press </i> <p>[Author photo] <br>LEV GROSSMAN is <i>Time </i>magazine's book critic. He has written for the <i>New York Times</i>, <i>Salon</i>, <i> Entertainment Weekly</i>, and <i>Time Out New York</i>. He lives in Brooklyn.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A genuine treat with its sneaky plot and richly-textured storytelling. Moves so fast you won't realize how smart it is. <br>-- "San Francisco Chronicle"<br><br>Alluring and meticulous. Replete with a sexy duchess, a jaded academic ... and a shadowy programmer.<br>-- "Entertainment Weekly"<br><br>An exhilarating literary tour de force ... mesmerizing from start to finish. A fabulous double-helix of a novel. <br>-- "Baltimore Sun"<br><br>Blisteringly hot .... Put Codex on your list.<br>-- "Santa Cruz Sentinel"<br><br>Plays around with narrative in classic postmodern fashion. <br>-- "Salon"<br><br>PRAISE FOR CODEX <br>A genuine treat, with its sneaky plot and richly textured storytelling. Moves so fast that readers won't realize how smart it is. -SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE <p/>Fascinating, compelling, and deliciously disturbing. -THE BOSTON GLOBE <p/>Takes its place on the shelf of self-referential, bibliophilic page-turners like The Name of the Rose, Possession and A Case of Curiosities, and it's as entertaining as any of them. <br>-THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW <p/><br><br>Takes its place on the shelf of bibliophilic page-turners like Name of the Rose and Possession. Such a good story.<br>-- "The New York Times Book Review"<br><br>Transcends the current vogue for the archaic--linking the 14th and 21st centuries by considering the powers of parchment and PlayStation.<br>-- "The Village Voice"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>LEV GROSSMAN is Time magazine's book critic. He has written articles for the New York Times, Salon, Entertainment Weekly, Time Out New York, and the Village Voice. He lives in Brooklyn.<br>
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