Sorcery of Thorns
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. She hopes to become a warden, charged with protecting the kingdom from their power.
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Elisabeth has grown up inside one of the kingdom's six Great Libraries, where books of magic strain at their chains. When the most dangerous tome breaks free, she is bound to a young sorcerer, Nathaniel Thorn.
Sorcery of Thorns was originally a standalone, but Margaret Rogerson published a sequel novel, Mysteries of Thorn Manor, in 2023. The two books form a duology.
Yes. Sorcery of Thorns is YA fantasy with a slow-burn romance and no explicit content. The library setting and grimoire premise have made it especially popular with readers seeking cozy gothic fantasy.
Sorcery of Thorns was written by Margaret Rogerson, published in 2019 by Simon & Schuster, Limited.
Sorcery of Thorns is 464 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Sorcery of Thorns takes most readers 7 to 10 hours to finish.
Sorcery of Thorns is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
