Gutenberg's Apprentice - Tapa dura

"Schoeffer anchors the story, but Gutenberg flashes-megalomaniacal and duplicitous, with hair 'wild and bristling to his shoulders...beard cascad[ing]...glinting here and there like twists of wire, ' and 'glowing, canine eyes.' Christie masterfully depicts the time and energy required to print the first Bibles...A bravura debut."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Rich in historical detail...the story of the birth of the printing press is fascinating. Readers who enjoy historical fiction such as Tracy Chevalier's REMARKABLE CREATURES will enjoy this."--Library Journal

"As beautifully written as the printed pages it describes, this is an intelligent, masterful novel that immerses the reader in a fascinating historical time and place."--Rosamund Lupton, bestelling author of SISTER and AFTERWARDS

"By juxtaposing the lexicon of traditional printing with references to modern concepts like intellectual property theft, Christie spotlights intriguing parallels between 15th-century Europe and the digital media of the 21st-century world."--New York Times Book Review

"Enthralling...With the help of contemporary experts on early printing, and 15th century German history, Christie has written a compelling first novel. This is an exceptional work full of trickery, betrayal, and historical significance."--The Missourian

"GUTENBERG'S APPRENTICE is an imaginative recounting of history that, despite a 15th-century setting, reflects many of today's chief matters of concern. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the ever-changing art of publishing."--BookPage

"This ambitious but beautifully executed historical novel captures the life and times of half a millennium ago, and with the above parallels, draws us closer to today's publishing revolution."--New York Journal of Books

"I loved this novel! Alix Christie's debut is intensely observed, so much so that I felt myself in the dark rooms of history with the people laboring over the metal and words to bring us print, but also laboring over their own lives and love and survival."--Susan Straight, author of HIGHWIRE MOON, National Book Award Finalist

"In this deeply researched historical novel dramatizing the biggest invention since the wheel Christie...explores the intricacies surrounding the breakthrough of movable type and the first print run of Gutenberg Bibles in medieval Germany...Christie deftly imbues its telling with the drama and intensity it demands."--San Francisco Chronicle

"An imaginative recounting of history that, despite a 15th-century setting, reflects many of today's chief matters of concern...a must-read for anyone interested in the ever-changing art of publishing."--BookPage