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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
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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! *
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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!’
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‘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 … Toerz’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

Publisher Review

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, Sunday Times bestselling author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf * 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, author of Get in Trouble * This edge-of-your-seat fantasy thriller sees two estranged sisters tasked with guarding their family's collection of rare and dangerous magical books. To survive, they have to unravel the secrets their parents kept hidden. * Press Association * The best kind of books do not simply expand our world, they let in light from new ones. Toerz's spellbinding Ink Blood Sister Scribe embodies that completely. Chilling and charming in equal parts, Toerz's debut is a love letter to stories everywhere. * Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Tale of the Flower Bride *