Sorcery of Thorns
- 464
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Sorcery of Thorns” is a standalone fantasy built around a wonderful conceit: libraries whose books of magic are alive and dangerous. Some readers praise the grimoires, each with a temper of its own, the quick banter between Elisabeth and the sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn, and a romance that takes its time. Others find it too like other young adult fantasies to hold their attention; book lovers wanting an adventure in one volume are its natural audience.
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About the book
A New York Times bestseller! All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer’s Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of sorcery—magical grimoires that whisper on shelves and rattle beneath iron chains. If provoked, they transform into grotesque monsters of ink and leather. Then an act of sabotage releases the library’s most dangerous grimoire, and Elisabeth is implicated in the crime. With no one to turn to but her sworn enemy, the sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn, and his mysterious demonic servant, she finds herself entangled in a centuries-old conspiracy. Not only could the Great Libraries go up in flames, but the world along with them. As her alliance with Nathaniel grows stronger, Elisabeth starts to question everything she’s been taught—about sorcerers, about the libraries she loves, even about herself. For Elisabeth has a power she has never guessed, and a future she could never have imagined.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 339 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 70% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 339 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Sorcery of Thorns?
It has 464 pages — shorter than 62% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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