The Library decides what knowledge humanity is allowed to know. Technology is distributed to the world only through the Library’s filter.
The Library of Alexandria still exists…and it controls everything. Meet The Great Library series, by Rachel Caine. The object of the Library was to “collect, if possible, all the books in the world.” Ptolemy’s desire was to equip “his library with the writings of all men as far as they were worth serious attention.” It was tragically destroyed by war around 48BC, but it’s influence is felt today in the tradition of library, scholarship, knowledge sharing, and education.īut what if the Library of Alexandria hadn’t been destroyed? What if it still existed today? What if all that knowledge had never been lost? History lesson: The fabled Library of Alexandria was established around 295 BC by Ptolomey I, King of Egypt and General of Alexander the Great. I guess I’ve got a thing for books about books. Sword and Pen (The Great Library, Book 5) Smoke and Iron (The Great Library, Book 4)
Paper and Fire (The Great Library, Book 2)Īsh and Quill (The Great Library, Book 3)
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