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The novel takes place on the fictional continent of Zamonia, which is populated mainly by [[Intellectual Animal|anthropomorphic animals]] or other types of imaginary creatures. The story follows Optimus Yarnspinner. Optimus is a Lindworm, and like all of his species, he is destined to become a writer. When Optimus' mentor Dancelot dies, he leaves Optimus his most valuable possession: the greatest manuscript ever written. After reading it, Optimus becomes determined to meet the unknown author, and sets off for the city Bookholm in search of him. Bookholm is a city dedicated entirely to books. The city itself is filled with bookstores, publishing houses, and writers, editors, publishers and critics. Bookholm also sits atop a huge expanse of catacombs, which are filled with the rarest books in existence, as well as large numbers of dangerous creatures. Bookhunters are employed to find books in the catacombs, and the books are so valuable that Bookhunters often resort to boobytraps and murder to get them. In all of this, Optimus begins to search for his mysterious author, but quickly discovers that his quest is more dangerous than he had anticipated.

* [[Schmuck Bait]]: {{spoiler|Pfistomel Smyke}} poisons his victims by handing them a book, and telling them to open it to a certain page. And bear in mind, he does this ''after'' the victim knows perfectly well how evil he is.

* [[Serious Business]]: Books. People will die for books. People will kill for books. People will kill ''with'' books to get other books. Optimus Yarnspinner's entire species is made up of writers, and there are other species in existence who dedicate their lives to books, even one that feeds off of reading.

* [[Take Our Word for It]]: The manuscript. Everyone who read it said it was probably the greatest piece of literature ever written, to the point where its mere existence endangered all of fiction, because after reading it, no one would ever be satisfied with a something less perfect.

* [[The Brute]]: Rongkong Coma.

* [[Tragic Monster]]: {{spoiler|Homuncolossus}}, and how.