Ink Blood Sister Scribe

<p><b>Not all books should be opened.</b><br><br>A spellbinding, edge-of your seat thriller,<i> Ink Blood Sister Scribe</i> follows a family tasked with guarding a trove of magical but deadly books, and the shadowy organisation that will do anything to get them back . . . even murder.<br><br><b>'Follow where this novel leads and you will be lost in a bewitching spell, a book of magic about books of magic, and the people who reel from reading them. Go beyond the magic and you're left with a heartbreaking tale of family where truth blurs with lies, and blood isn't thick enough. A bold, new novel from an extraordinary new voice.' </b>Marlon James, New York Times bestselling author of <i>Black Leopard, Red Wolf</i><br>____________<br><br><b>Joanna Kalotay lives alone in the woods of Vermont, the sole protector of a collection of rare books; books that will allow someone to walk through walls or turn water into wine. Books of magic.</b><br><br>Her estranged older sister Esther moves between countries and jobs, constantly changing, never staying anywhere longer than a year, desperate to avoid the deadly magic that killed her mother. Currently working on a research base in Antarctica, she has found love and perhaps a sort of happiness.<br><br>But when she finds spots of blood on the mirrors in the research base, she knows someone is coming for her, and that Joanna and her collection are in danger.<br><br>If they are to survive, she and Joanna must unravel the secrets their parents kept hidden from them - secrets that span centuries and continents, and could cost them their lives ...<br>____________<br><br>'<b>Emma Törzs seamlessly meshes together fantasy, thriller and dark academia to bring us a spectacularly spellbinding debut ... Ink Blood Sister Scribe sumptuously bleeds magic from every page.' </b><i>The Fantasy Hive</i><br><br><b>'Chilling and charming in equal parts, Törz's debut is a love letter to stories everywhere.'</b> Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of<i> The Last Tale of the Flower Bride</i><br><br><b>'Ink Blood Sister Scribe is itself a magical book, brimming with all the elements that make a story sing ... What a gorgeously satisfying read.' </b>Lesley Nneka Arimah, award-winning author of <i>What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky</i><br><br><b>'A twisty and thrilling fantasy in which both the magic and the characters have real complexity, real shadows.' </b>Kelly Link, <i>Get in Trouble</i><br><br><b>'Ink Blood Sister Scribe is so many things at once: an adventure, a puzzle, a twisty thriller, and a tender romance.'</b> Alix E Harrow, <i>The Once And Future Witches</i></p> <p><b>Not all books should be opened.</b><br><br>A spellbinding, edge-of your seat thriller,<i> Ink Blood Sister Scribe</i> follows a family tasked with guarding a trove of magical but deadly books, and the shadowy organisation that will do anything to get them back . . . even murder.<br><br><b>'Follow where this novel leads and you will be lost in a bewitching spell, a book of magic about books of magic, and the people who reel from reading them. Go beyond the magic and you're left with a heartbreaking tale of family where truth blurs with lies, and blood isn't thick enough. A bold, new novel from an extraordinary new voice.' </b>Marlon James, New York Times bestselling author of <i>Black Leopard, Red Wolf</i><br>____________<br><br><b>Joanna Kalotay lives alone in the woods of Vermont, the sole protector of a collection of rare books; books that will allow someone to walk through walls or turn water into wine. Books of magic.</b><br><br>Her estranged older sister Esther moves between countries and jobs, constantly changing, never staying anywhere longer than a year, desperate to avoid the deadly magic that killed her mother. Currently working on a research base in Antarctica, she has found love and perhaps a sort of happiness.<br><br>But when she finds spots of blood on the mirrors in the research base, she knows someone is coming for her, and that Joanna and her collection are in danger.<br><br>If they are to survive, she and Joanna must unravel the secrets their parents kept hidden from them - secrets that span centuries and continents, and could cost them their lives ...<br>____________<br><br>'<b>Emma Törzs seamlessly meshes together fantasy, thriller and dark academia to bring us a spectacularly spellbinding debut ... Ink Blood Sister Scribe sumptuously bleeds magic from every page.' </b><i>The Fantasy Hive</i><br><br><b>'Chilling and charming in equal parts, Törz's debut is a love letter to stories everywhere.'</b> Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of<i> The Last Tale of the Flower Bride</i><br><br><b>'Ink Blood Sister Scribe is itself a magical book, brimming with all the elements that make a story sing ... What a gorgeously satisfying read.' </b>Lesley Nneka Arimah, award-winning author of <i>What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky</i><br><br><b>'A twisty and thrilling fantasy in which both the magic and the characters have real complexity, real shadows.' </b>Kelly Link, <i>Get in Trouble</i><br><br><b>'Ink Blood Sister Scribe is so many things at once: an adventure, a puzzle, a twisty thriller, and a tender romance.'</b> Alix E Harrow, <i>The Once And Future Witches</i></p>