Codex, Lev Grossman
Codex, Lev Grossman
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Codex

Author: Lev Grossman

Narrator: Jeff Harding

Unabridged: 11 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/07/2012


Synopsis

About to depart on his first vacation in years, Edward Wozny, a hotshot young investment banker, is sent to help one of his firm's most important and mysterious clients. His task is to search their library stacks for a precious medieval codex, a treasure kept sealed away for many years and for many reasons. Enlisting the help of passionate medievalist Margaret Napier, Edward is determined to solve the mystery of the codex-to understand its significance to his wealthy clients, and to decipher the seeming parallels between the legend of the codex and an obsessive role-playing computer game that has absorbed him in the dark hours of the night.

The chilling resolution brings together the medieval and the modern aspects of the plot in a twist worthy of earning comparisons to novels by William Gibson and Dan Brown, not to mention those by A. S. Byatt and Umberto Eco. Lev Grossman's Codex is a thriller of the highest order.

About The Author

Lev Grossman is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Magicians and The Magician King. He is also the book critic at Time magazine.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jenny on August 18, 2007

Here's the thing. I loved the story and the way it unfolded--at a leisurely pace, with moments of inspiration and excitement. The problem, however, is that the last couple of chapters build build build and FIZZLE. There were at least half a dozen scenarios that I could think of for the ending as I w......more

Goodreads review by Baba on December 03, 2021

This is one of the many The Da Vinci Code type books published this decade, although this one's by a more established writer. I found this is an average thriller, with the 'draw' being that the Codex being sought after by the investment banker protagonist, sees him not just investigating literature......more

Goodreads review by Blair on May 12, 2016

Codex started so well, with a tone that reminded me strongly of Grossman's other novel, The Magicians. The book has one of those great beginnings that plunge you straight into the intrigue of the plot; from protagonist Edward's encounter with a strange couple, to his appointment with a client and su......more

Goodreads review by Maciek on May 11, 2011

Codex got great professional reviews, with The New York Times comparing it and putting right next to The Name of The Rose. But when you read the "unprofessional" reviews you'll see that it bombed and was panned practically everywhere, including this site. I disliked Grossman's The Magicians, but I d......more

Goodreads review by Hester on October 13, 2009

This book took a long time to grow on me. This was partly due to the basic fact that most thrillers start out slow and then speed up faster and faster until you cannot put it down. The other part was that, early in the novel, he uses the phrase(if I can recall correctly) "very expensive grey handmad......more