368 pages
English language
Published May 2, 2005 by Harvest Books.
About to depart on his first vacation in years, Edward Wozny, a hot-shot young investment banker, is sent to help one of his firm's most important and mysterious clients. When asked to uncrate and organize a personal library of rare books, Edward's indignation turns to intrigue as he realizes that there may be a unique medieval codex hidden among the volumes, a treasure kept locked away for many years and for many reasons. As friends draw Edward into a peculiar and addictive computer game, his obsession deepens as he discovers surprising parallels between the game's virtual reality and the mystery of the codex. An accomplished and entertaining thriller, Codex explores the mysterious power of books in the medieval and modern ages.
This was a fair mystery; although the ending seemed convoluted and incomplete. The saddest of all is that the novel had the potential to be quite mysterious and intriguing.
The Magician series is much better, inventive, and a better investment of time.
