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Not all books should be opened. In this thrilling fantasy debut, meet the family tasked with guarding a trove of magical but deadly books, and the shadowy organisation that will do anything to get them back. * The instant Sunday Times bestseller * * Good Morning America's June book club pick * * Apple Book of the Year in Audio * 'A bold, new novel from an extraordinary new voice.' Marlon James 'Simply a delight from start to finish.' New York Times 'A spectacularly spellbinding debut.' The Fantasy Hive 'A magnificent debut.' The Bookseller 'A delight from start to finish.' Chloe Benjamin ____________ 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. 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. 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. 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 ... * New York Times Notable Book for 2023 * * Best Book of 2023 by NPR! * ____________ Readers can't get enough of Ink Blood Sister Scribe . . . ***** 'THIS BOOK DESTROYED ME AND MADE ME LOSE FEELING IN MY HANDS WITH HOW ANXIOUS IT MADE ME FIVE OUT OF FIVE STARS BEST 2023 RELEASE BY A THOUSAND MILES' ***** 'Amazing!! Couldn't put it down.' ***** 'This has be one of the most enjoyable fantasies I've read in a long time.' ***** 'Dark and gripping, magic books written in blood, a shedload of mystery and intrigue, I loved it!' ***** 'Absolutely brilliant!' ____________ 'A fantastic magical adventure, not to be missed.' Kirkus Starred Review 'No boxes go unticked in this fabulous page-turner, a searing debut about two sisters with very different powers.' Daily Mail 'This debut novel is an absolute delight, weaving a convincing occult underground into real-world settings.' Guardian 'Downright irresistible' Washington Post 'Spellbinding... This is a must-read.' Publishers Weekly 'A twisty and thrilling fantasy.' Kelly Link, Get in Trouble 'An adventure, a puzzle, a twisty thriller, and a tender romance.' Alix E Harrow, The Once And Future Witches 'Chilling and charming ... Törz's debut is a love letter to stories everywhere.' Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride 'A magical book, brimming with all the elements that make a story sing ... A gorgeously satisfying read.' Lesley Nneka Arimah, What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky Sunday Times bestseller, July 2023
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"The sisters in Törzs's delightful debut have been raised to protect a collection of magic books that allow their keepers to do incredible things. Their story accelerates like a fugue, ably conducted to a tender conclusion." - Amal El-Mohtar, The New York Times, "100 Notable Books of 2023"
"As a book person, is there anything more alluring than a book about people who are obsessed with books? I was immediately intrigued by the premise of Ink Blood Sister Scribe: Estranged sisters are reunited when mysterious forces threaten their family's library of magic books. It took only a few pages for this stellar debut to put me completely under its spell. Genres entwine to form the cleverly paced narrative as we travel from thriller to murder mystery to romance, while always keeping a foot in the deliciously fantastical." - Caitlyn Paxson, NPR, "Best Books of the Year"
"Get ready to fall under Emma Törzs' spell!" - Entertainment Weekly, 27 best new books to take on your 2023 summer vacation
"Downright irresistible. . . . keeps the surprises and twists coming. . . . Through it all, Törzs stays grounded in her characters' emotional lives, including their tangled family relationships but also their love for the books in their care. By the end you'll gladly follow these people anywhere." - Charlie Jane Anders, The Washington Post
"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."
- Marlon James, New York Times bestselling author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf
"If Olivie Blake's The Atlas Six seduced you with its library of ancient secrets, if you swooned over Deborah Harkness' enchanted manuscript in A Discovery of Witches, then let me introduce you to Minnesota author Emma Törzs' Ink Blood Sister Scribe, an enthralling fantasy debut about magic and books. Törzs' spellbinding story (literally, read on) is about half-sisters Joanna and Esther Kalotay and their family's hidden collection of supernatural books . . . It's magic." - The Star Tribune
"Ink Blood Sister Scribe is so many things at once: an adventure, a puzzle, a twisty thriller, and a tender romance. It's a magical book about the magic of books; I adored it." - Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of The Once and Future Witches
"A twisty and thrilling fantasy in which both the magic and the characters have real complexity, real shadows. If, like me, you're a fan of Holly Black and Leigh Bardugo, pick up this book at once." - Kelly Link, bestselling author of Get in Trouble
"A delight from start to finish. Part caper, part love letter to books, with a slice of gothic creepiness, it was just the read I needed." - Chloe Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of The Immortalists
"Ink Blood Sister Scribe is itself a magical book, brimming with all the elements that make a story sing-an engrossing plot, characters that steal your heart and make you laugh out loud, and a compelling energy that reveals a true storyteller at work. What a gorgeously satisfying read."
- Lesley Nneka Arimah, award-winning author of What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky
"A fierce story of secrets, enchantment, and family both born and built, Ink Blood Sister Scribe left me more spellbound with each turning page. These characters will steal your heart-and perhaps, your blood. Törzs has conjured true magic." - GennaRose Nethercott, author of Thistlefoot
"The best kind of books do not simply expand our world, they let in light from new ones. Törzs's spellbinding Ink Blood Sister Scribe embodies that completely. Chilling and charming in equal parts, Törzs's debut is a love letter to stories everywhere." - Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
"[An] intensely well-plotted and twisty magical adventure." - Paste Magazine, The Best New Fantasy Books
"Törzs's debut novel features a wonderfully realized and atmospheric world and a plot filled with unexpected twists... Törzs does a fantastic job creating a gripping and suspenseful story that keeps readers on their toes and wanting more. Fans of The Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo and The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern will love this magic- and suspense-filled novel." - Library Journal, The Best Fantasy Books of the Year (So Far)
"You have to make room for this debut novel . . . It has everything we want in summer reads - old houses, hidden staircases, messages (and corpses) sent through mirrors, likable characters, secrets that go back centuries, scribes who literally gave their lives to write magic into their books, and questions of how far family loyalty should go. . . . This luminous and scary book can be summarized, but it has to be read to appreciate the author's writing." - St. Paul Pioneer Press
"Bewitching . . . Törzs pulls off such an expert series of twists that readers would be advised to cancel their plans until they get to the end. A fantastic magical adventure, not to be missed."
- Kirkus (starred review)
"Exceptional . . . This suspenseful dark fantasy, full of family drama, is perfect for readers of Leigh Bardugo's Ninth House, Holly Black's Book of Night, and Peng Shepherd's The Cartographers." - Booklist (starred review)
"Törzs's debut novel features a wonderfully realized and atmospheric world and a plot filled with unexpected twists. . . . Törzs does a fantastic job creating a gripping and suspenseful story that keeps readers on their toes and wanting more. Fans of The Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo and The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern will love this magic- and suspense-filled novel."
- Library Journal (starred review)
"Spellbinding . . . Unraveling the twisty mysteries that connect Nicholas to the Kalotay sisters and dismantling the dark constraints on their lives keep both characters and readers guessing throughout. Meanwhile, threads of hope and love keep the grimly gorgeous worldbuilding from growing too dark. Törzs's lyrical, idiosyncratic prose (at one point, the sky is described as 'so pale it seemed infected') elevates proceedings. This is a must-read." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Confident and powerful . . . An enchanting book about enchanted books." - Bustle, The Most Anticipated Books Of Spring & Summer 2023
"Atmospheric suspense and old-school mystery twists." - Goodreads, Readers' 54 Most Anticipated Books of Summer
"Secret libraries and mysterious portals, deadly jeopardy and blood magic... no boxes go unticked in this fabulous page-turner, a searing debut about two sisters with very different powers.... Much rests on the disciplined goriness of the rituals, but it's the emotional twists that hold us spellbound as the action takes us to Antarctica, Vermont, Manhattan and an English country mansion - invisible of course." - The Daily Mail (UK)
"This debut novel is an absolute delight, weaving a convincing occult underground into real-world settings, with engaging characters and a compelling storyline sure to make it a lasting favourite with fantasy readers of all stripes." - The Guardian (UK)
"As a book person, is there anything more alluring than a book about people who are obsessed with books? I was immediately intrigued by the premise of Ink Blood Sister Scribe: Estranged sisters are reunited when mysterious forces threaten their family's library of magic books. It took only a few pages for this stellar debut to put me completely under its spell. Genres entwine to form the cleverly paced narrative as we travel from thriller to murder mystery to romance, while always keeping a foot in the deliciously fantastical." - Caitlyn Paxson, NPR, "Best Books of the Year"
"Get ready to fall under Emma Törzs' spell!" - Entertainment Weekly, 27 best new books to take on your 2023 summer vacation
"Downright irresistible. . . . keeps the surprises and twists coming. . . . Through it all, Törzs stays grounded in her characters' emotional lives, including their tangled family relationships but also their love for the books in their care. By the end you'll gladly follow these people anywhere." - Charlie Jane Anders, The Washington Post
"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."
- Marlon James, New York Times bestselling author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf
"If Olivie Blake's The Atlas Six seduced you with its library of ancient secrets, if you swooned over Deborah Harkness' enchanted manuscript in A Discovery of Witches, then let me introduce you to Minnesota author Emma Törzs' Ink Blood Sister Scribe, an enthralling fantasy debut about magic and books. Törzs' spellbinding story (literally, read on) is about half-sisters Joanna and Esther Kalotay and their family's hidden collection of supernatural books . . . It's magic." - The Star Tribune
"Ink Blood Sister Scribe is so many things at once: an adventure, a puzzle, a twisty thriller, and a tender romance. It's a magical book about the magic of books; I adored it." - Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of The Once and Future Witches
"A twisty and thrilling fantasy in which both the magic and the characters have real complexity, real shadows. If, like me, you're a fan of Holly Black and Leigh Bardugo, pick up this book at once." - Kelly Link, bestselling author of Get in Trouble
"A delight from start to finish. Part caper, part love letter to books, with a slice of gothic creepiness, it was just the read I needed." - Chloe Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of The Immortalists
"Ink Blood Sister Scribe is itself a magical book, brimming with all the elements that make a story sing-an engrossing plot, characters that steal your heart and make you laugh out loud, and a compelling energy that reveals a true storyteller at work. What a gorgeously satisfying read."
- Lesley Nneka Arimah, award-winning author of What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky
"A fierce story of secrets, enchantment, and family both born and built, Ink Blood Sister Scribe left me more spellbound with each turning page. These characters will steal your heart-and perhaps, your blood. Törzs has conjured true magic." - GennaRose Nethercott, author of Thistlefoot
"The best kind of books do not simply expand our world, they let in light from new ones. Törzs's spellbinding Ink Blood Sister Scribe embodies that completely. Chilling and charming in equal parts, Törzs's debut is a love letter to stories everywhere." - Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
"[An] intensely well-plotted and twisty magical adventure." - Paste Magazine, The Best New Fantasy Books
"Törzs's debut novel features a wonderfully realized and atmospheric world and a plot filled with unexpected twists... Törzs does a fantastic job creating a gripping and suspenseful story that keeps readers on their toes and wanting more. Fans of The Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo and The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern will love this magic- and suspense-filled novel." - Library Journal, The Best Fantasy Books of the Year (So Far)
"You have to make room for this debut novel . . . It has everything we want in summer reads - old houses, hidden staircases, messages (and corpses) sent through mirrors, likable characters, secrets that go back centuries, scribes who literally gave their lives to write magic into their books, and questions of how far family loyalty should go. . . . This luminous and scary book can be summarized, but it has to be read to appreciate the author's writing." - St. Paul Pioneer Press
"Bewitching . . . Törzs pulls off such an expert series of twists that readers would be advised to cancel their plans until they get to the end. A fantastic magical adventure, not to be missed."
- Kirkus (starred review)
"Exceptional . . . This suspenseful dark fantasy, full of family drama, is perfect for readers of Leigh Bardugo's Ninth House, Holly Black's Book of Night, and Peng Shepherd's The Cartographers." - Booklist (starred review)
"Törzs's debut novel features a wonderfully realized and atmospheric world and a plot filled with unexpected twists. . . . Törzs does a fantastic job creating a gripping and suspenseful story that keeps readers on their toes and wanting more. Fans of The Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo and The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern will love this magic- and suspense-filled novel."
- Library Journal (starred review)
"Spellbinding . . . Unraveling the twisty mysteries that connect Nicholas to the Kalotay sisters and dismantling the dark constraints on their lives keep both characters and readers guessing throughout. Meanwhile, threads of hope and love keep the grimly gorgeous worldbuilding from growing too dark. Törzs's lyrical, idiosyncratic prose (at one point, the sky is described as 'so pale it seemed infected') elevates proceedings. This is a must-read." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Confident and powerful . . . An enchanting book about enchanted books." - Bustle, The Most Anticipated Books Of Spring & Summer 2023
"Atmospheric suspense and old-school mystery twists." - Goodreads, Readers' 54 Most Anticipated Books of Summer
"Secret libraries and mysterious portals, deadly jeopardy and blood magic... no boxes go unticked in this fabulous page-turner, a searing debut about two sisters with very different powers.... Much rests on the disciplined goriness of the rituals, but it's the emotional twists that hold us spellbound as the action takes us to Antarctica, Vermont, Manhattan and an English country mansion - invisible of course." - The Daily Mail (UK)
"This debut novel is an absolute delight, weaving a convincing occult underground into real-world settings, with engaging characters and a compelling storyline sure to make it a lasting favourite with fantasy readers of all stripes." - The Guardian (UK)