Ink Blood Sister Scribe

Description

Ink Blood Sister Scribe
by Emma Törzs

ISBN: 9780063253476
Softcover, new

Brief Description:
NAMED A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR & ONE OF THE BEST FANTASY
NOVELS OF THE YEAR “Astonishing and pristine, the kind of debut I love to
be devastated by, already so assured and sophisticated that it’s difficult
to imagine where the author can go from here. . . . It’s simply a delight
from start to finish.” – AMAL EL-MOHTAR, New York Times Book Review “Follow
where this novel leads and you will be lost in a bewitching spell, a book
of magic about books of magic . . . extraordinary.” – MARLON JAMES In this
spellbinding debut novel, two estranged half-sisters tasked with guarding
their family’s library of magical books must work together to unravel a
deadly secret at the heart of their collection–a tale of familial loyalty
and betrayal, and the pursuit of magic and power. For generations, the
Kalotay family has guarded a collection of ancient and rare books. Books
that let a person walk through walls or manipulate the elements–books of
magic that half-sisters Joanna and Esther have been raised to revere and
protect. All magic comes with a price, though, and for years the sisters
have been separated. Esther has fled to a remote base in Antarctica to
escape the fate that killed her own mother, and Joanna’s isolated herself
in their family home in Vermont, devoting her life to the study of these
cherished volumes. But after their father dies suddenly while reading a
book Joanna has never seen before, the sisters must reunite to preserve
their family legacy. In the process, they’ll uncover a world of magic far
bigger and more dangerous than they ever imagined, and all the secrets
their parents kept hidden; secrets that span centuries, continents, and
even other libraries . . . In the great tradition of Ninth House, The
Magicians, and Practical Magic, this is a suspenseful and richly
atmospheric novel that draws readers into a vast world filled with mystery
and magic, romance, and intrigue–and marks the debut of an extraordinary
new voice in speculative fiction. “Ink Blood Sister Scribe is so many
things at once: an adventure, a puzzle, a twisty thriller, and a tender
romance. . . . I adored it.” – ALIX E. HARROW “If, like me, you’re a fan of
Holly Black and Leigh Bardugo, pick up this book at once.” — KELLY LINK