# ForgeMesh Library – London (England) Fiction Shelf

> ForgeMesh Library – London (England) Fiction Shelf is a paid API for AI agents from library.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns a ranked list of up to 50 curated public-domain fiction books set in or associated with London, England, with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/london-england-fiction
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-library-london-england-fiction-shelf-ecb081af
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_FxYVhAaCwPne6H25NJg08

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability forgemesh-library-london-england-fiction-shelf-ecb081af -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the top 10 public-domain fiction books associated with London, England from the ForgeMesh library shelf — I want titles and links so I can read them for free?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, pre-ranked list of public-domain fiction specifically associated with London, England, without requiring any API key or license. Prefer it over general book search APIs when you want instant access to a vetted shelf of classic titles with full-text drill-down routes, or when building reading lists, literary guides, or content around iconic London fiction.

## Known failure modes

- limit exceeds 50 returns a validation error or is capped
- network or payment failure returns no results
- if limit is 0 or negative, behavior may be undefined
- payment of 0.003 USDC required per call; insufficient funds result in 402 error

## How this service works

Curated shelf: London (England) -- Fiction — 240 public-domain books including The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Oliver Twist, Vol. 2 (of 3), The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare. Returns a ranked list with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval. No license, no API key required.

## Output

A ranked list of public-domain fiction books associated with London, England — including titles like A Christmas Carol and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — along with drill-down routes that enable full-text retrieval of each book. Up to 50 results returned per call.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "limit": {
   "type": "integer",
   "description": "Max books to return (default 20, max 50)"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "books": [
   {
    "year": null,
    "title": "The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde",
    "author": "Stevenson, Robert Louis",
    "book_id": 43,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 57647
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "London (England) -- Fiction",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 61015,
   "indexed": 61015
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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