The Guardians of Genre: Book 1 of The Library Saga

The Library Saga is a new series as of October 2025. It starts off short with Guardians of Genre to introduce the characters, but with each novel gets longer as the stakes grow to an epic conclusion with at least ten novels planned. The Library Saga is currently on Kindle Unlimited with Audible Plus, and paperbacks are also available.

Welcome to the Everyday Town Library—where fiction leaps off the page, time rewinds through the card catalog, and the thesaurus might just eat you alive.

In this ten-chapter genre-bending saga, Cliff Ball invites readers into a world where librarians battle curses, footnotes, and interdimensional chaos to protect the stories that shape reality. From haunted microfiche to banned book rebellions, The Library Saga: Guardians of Genre is a whimsical, heartfelt adventure for anyone who believes libraries are more than just quiet places—they’re gateways to infinite possibility.

Featuring a magical cat named Dewey, a reformed spell-caster named Bonnie, and a team of literary legends, this is a story for readers who love clever world-building, cozy chaos, and the power of storytelling itself.