Libriomancer

When I picked up this book, I was expecting light-hearted fantasy fare. That's not what I got. Instead, this book is an action-packed fun ride filled with an interesting magical system, lots of entertaining literary references, and not a few very interesting philosophical quandaries. It resembled a Dresden Files book in pacing and theme, but with it's own voice that set it apart. The ending sets the story up for follow-up books (and has an amusing twist), so I'll be looking forward to sequels.