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Can I read The Absolute Book on EtoBox?
The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Absolute Book about?
A bewitching epic fantasy about a revenge killing, a mysterious scroll box that has survived centuries of fires, and the book that changed everything "Intricately plotted and gorgeously written, The Absolute Book is a cinematic tale that is by turns dark and dreamlike, yet ultimately hopeful." —Deborah Harkness, New York Times bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches "An instant classic . . . It is everything fantasy should be." — The Guardian Taryn Cornick believes that the past—her sister's violent death, and her own ill-conceived revenge—is behind her, and she can get on with her life. She has written a successful book about the things that threaten libraries: insects, damp, light, fire, carelessness and uncaring . . . but not all of the attention it brings her is good. A policeman, Jacob Berger, questions her about a cold case. Then there are questions about a fire in the library at her grandparents' house and an ancient scroll box known as the Firestarter, as well as threatening phone calls and a mysterious illness. Finally a shadowy young man named Shift appears, forcing Taryn and Jacob toward a reckoning felt in more than one world. The Absolute Book is epic, actio
Who reads The Absolute Book?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Elizabeth Knox
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group; Viking
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780593296745
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.1 / 5 (1,114 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
