Armed with a key that opens doors to get the Histories back into their rightful resting places, she is provided names of spirits that must be caught in order to keep the Archives at peace. After moving into an older apartment building with her parents, Mackenzie hunts down those spirits who have 'slipped,' or awoken, becoming confused and sometimes violent. Mackenzie's family is struggling with the death of both her younger brother, Ben, killed by a hit-and-run driver, and her grandfather. Sixteen-year-old Mackenzie Bishop, who is a Keeper, was introduced to the world of the Archives by her now-deceased grandfather, Da, at the age of twelve. The Archives contain the stories and memories of those people, as well as their bodies, and are managed by Librarians, Keepers, and Crew, who each have their own job within the Archives. Advance praise for 'THE ARCHIVED' 'This gripping supernatural thriller features nuanced characters navigating a complex moral universe.' 'Kirkus Reviews'ģQ 4P J The Archived takes a look at what happens to the spirits of those who have died and where they reside once they have left the living world. In this haunting, richly imagined novel, Victoria Schwab reveals the thin lines between past and present, love and pain, trust and deceit, unbearable loss and hardwon redemption. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. In the Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. Da's death was hard enough, but now that her little brother is gone too, Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking.

Being a Keeper isn't just dangerous-it's a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was: a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive. Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books.

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