A group of adopted children, raised by a god-like being called Father to each master a lethal discipline drawn from his cosmic Library, must work together to survive his disappearance and the collapse of the order he imposed on reality.
Books mentioned in The Library at Mount Char (7)
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle: “young Carolyn tells Steve what she's been reading: "'A Wrinkle in Time,' she said. 'Have you read it?'"”
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell: “All she had left in the world were the clothes on her back and the copy of Black Beauty that Steve had given her.”
To the Nines by Janet Evanovich: “He was reading a new book he'd been looking forward to—To the Nines, the next Stephanie Plum—and he'd lost track of time.”
Buddhism for Dummies by Jonathan Landaw and Stephan Bodian: “A couple of years ago, following a whim, he'd picked up a copy of Buddhism for Dummies at the bookstore. He kept it under the bed.”
Larousse Gastronomique by Prosper Montagné: “Father stopped at a tall dusty shelf filled with titles like Larousse Gastronomique and Le Cordon Bleu at Home and The Joy of Cooking.”
Le Cordon Bleu at Home by Le Cordon Bleu: “Father stopped at a tall dusty shelf filled with titles like Larousse Gastronomique and Le Cordon Bleu at Home and The Joy of Cooking.”
The Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer: “Father stopped at a tall dusty shelf filled with titles like Larousse Gastronomique and Le Cordon Bleu at Home and The Joy of Cooking.”