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Description for Codex
Paperback. Edward Wozny, a hot-shot young banker, is sent to help one of his firm's most important and mysterious clients. When asked to un-crate and organise a personal library of rare books, Edward's indignation turns to intrigue as he realises that among the volumes there may be hidden a medieval codex, a treasure kept sealed away for many years. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 29. Weight in Grams: 234. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
A long lost library. A priceless manuscript. A deadly secret...
About to depart on his first vacation in years, Edward Wozny, a young hot-shot banker, is sent to help one of his firm's most important and mysterious clients. When asked to unpack and organise a personal library of rare books, Edward's indignation turns to intrigue as he realises that among the volumes there may be hidden a unique medieval codex, a treasure kept sealed away for many years and for many reasons.
Edward's intrigue becomes an obsession that only deepens as friends draw him into a peculiar ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Arrow Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099491224
SKU
KRF0023265
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Lev Grossman
Lev Grossman is the author of the No. 1 bestselling Magicians trilogy, which has been published in thirty countries and adapted as a TV show that ran for five seasons. He is also a screenwriter and the author of two children’s books, The Golden Swift and The Silver Arrow, and his journalism has appeared in Time, Vanity Fair, the Wall ... Read more
Reviews for Codex
A compulsively readable novel
Iain Pears
A genuine treat, with its sneaky plot and richly textured storytelling. It also moves so fast that readers won't realize how smart it is
San Francisco Chronicle
Codex takes its place on the shelf [with] The Name of the Rose, Possession and A Case of Curiosities, and it's as entertaining ... Read more
Iain Pears
A genuine treat, with its sneaky plot and richly textured storytelling. It also moves so fast that readers won't realize how smart it is
San Francisco Chronicle
Codex takes its place on the shelf [with] The Name of the Rose, Possession and A Case of Curiosities, and it's as entertaining ... Read more