{"product_id":"ink-blood-sister-scribe","title":"Emma Toerzs: Ink Blood Sister Scribe [2023] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNot all books should be opened.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA spellbinding, edge-of your seat thriller,\u003ci\u003e Ink Blood Sister Scribe\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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.' \u003c\/b\u003eMarlon James, New York Times bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Leopard, Red Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e____________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanna 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf 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 ...\u003cbr\u003e____________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eEmma Toerzs 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.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fantasy Hive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Chilling and charming in equal parts, Toerz's debut is a love letter to stories everywhere.'\u003c\/b\u003e Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Last Tale of the Flower Bride\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Ink Blood Sister Scribe is itself a magical book, brimming with all the elements that make a story sing ... What a gorgeously satisfying read.' \u003c\/b\u003eLesley Nneka Arimah, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWhat It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A twisty and thrilling fantasy in which both the magic and the characters have real complexity, real shadows.' \u003c\/b\u003eKelly Link, \u003ci\u003eGet in Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Ink Blood Sister Scribe is so many things at once: an adventure, a puzzle, a twisty thriller, and a tender romance.'\u003c\/b\u003e Alix E Harrow, \u003ci\u003eThe Once And Future Witches\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toerzs Emma","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":48009178841427,"sku":"XV81529136364","price":10.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"New","offer_id":46725845287251,"sku":"9781529136364","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":49117180723539,"sku":"XG81529136364","price":7.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/toerzs-emma-emma-toerzs-ink-blood-sister-scribe-2023-paperback-57888122798419.jpg?v=1734176308","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/ink-blood-sister-scribe","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}