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The Memory of Babel: Book Three of The Mirror Visitor Quartet (The Mirror Visitor Quartet, 3)
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About The Memory Of Babel: Book Three Of The Mirror
Product Description “The Mirror Visitor stands on the same shelf as Harry Potter.”—Elle Magazine In this gripping third volume of the Christelle Dabos’s best-selling saga, Ophelia, the mirror-traveling heroine, finds herself on the ark of Babel guarding a secret that may provide a key both to the past and the future. After two years and seven months biding her time on Anima, her home ark, it is finally time to act, to put what she has discovered in the Book of Farouk to use. Under an assumed identity she travels to Babel, a cosmopolitan and thoroughly modern ark that is the jewel of the universe.Will Ophelia’s talent as a reader suffice to avoid being lured into a deadly trap by her ever more fearful adversaries? Will she ever see Thorn, her betrothed, again? “Ophelia is...the tiny-voiced powerhouse you can’t take your eyes off.”—The New York Times From School Library Journal Gr 9 Up—This third book in the "Mirror Visitor Quartet" finds Ophelia back on Anima for two years and seven months, in a deep depression, wondering if she will ever see her husband Thorn again. After a series of surprising events, she discovers herself, now known as Eulalia, on the Ark of Babel. Guided by a postcard that her great-uncle had given her and her new friend Ambrose, she finds the statue at the Memorial of Babel, a giant library. Ophelia/Eulalia decides that the best way to find the information she needs about God and the Other, and perhaps a way to locate Thorn, is to apply to be a student, a Forerunner, so that she can get access to the secret documents in the Memorial. In doing so, she puts herself in danger as there are others who resent her competition and who do not want her to have the dangerous knowledge she seeks. With surprising twists and turns, she finds herself understanding more about God than is safe, but is now closer to discovering the Other. As with the other books in the series, this is rich in detail, plot, and characterizations. The complexity of Dabos's world-building once again immerses readers in a new world. The God that Ophelia finds is a dark deity, similar to the deities in Philip Pullman's The Amber Spyglass. While this can be read as a stand-alone, much of the richness is lost without the knowledge of the previous volumes. Race isn't explicitly stated. VERDICT The third book of the quartet has exceptionally strong writing and development but needs to be read in conjunction with the rest of the series.—Janet Hilbun, Univ. of North Texas, Denton Review Praise for Christelle Dabos and the Mirror Visitor Quartet “As mesmerizing as a waking dream.”—Margaret Rogerson, New York Times Bestselling author of An Enchantment of Ravens “A strange, stalwart protagonist, court intrigue and a lushly visual, imaginative setting are only part of what makes this an excellent winter read.”—The Toronto Star ★ “Readers will be dazzled!”—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) “A hallucinatory marriage of Pride and Prejudice and Game of Thrones.”—Matthew Sketon, author of the Endymion Spring books “Imagine the poisonous politics of Versailles in a glittering, steampunk world of quill pens, airships, masks, illusions and murderous courtiers.”—The Wall Street Journal “Pulse-pounding suspense, memorable characters, rival clans and elaborate political arrangements rooted in myth.”—Jean Westmoore, The Buffalo News “Spectacular settings, exquisitely rendered characters.”—Publishers Weekly Praise for The Memory of Babel “A complex, imaginative, somewhat steampunk version of the Baudelaire orphans’ adventures, as written for teens and adults.”—Booklist “This is a first-class fantasy series, enjoyable for the complexity and richness of the landscape and the unique nature of the characters. Imaginative, filled with suspense and with a satisfying sense of place, it is not to be missed. Highly recommended.”—Eric Boss, MPIBA “The Memory of Babel is rich with memorable inventions: spells, transfigurations, prophecies, metamorphoses, dreams, ark
