The Library of Spiders (S&W)

Publisher's blurb: “There is a place where you can find just about anything that’s been written down, as long as you’re willing to spend just about anything … and we’re not talking strictly about gold. People have been known to lose themselves in that library. Knowledge, they say, is power, and that library could be the most powerful force in the city. Watch yourself.” — Arlen Clevin, Official Messenger of the Council of Scholarly Research to university student Patrice Leevenaur (whereabouts currently unknown)