Sorcery of Thorns

marrogerson:

rj-anderson:

marrogerson:

Hello all—

I’m now able to share that my second book is titled Sorcery of Thorns. It’s set to be published in May 2019, and is another YA fantasy unrelated to An Enchantment of Ravens. (For those of you who thought Enchantment was too short, you may be pleased to hear that Sorcery is substantially longer.)

While Sorcery’s premise isn’t technically a secret—there will be a preview in Enchantment’s paperback when it comes out later this month—I’m a little shy about revealing more before the official announcement. For now, the main character is a 6′3 battle librarian named Elisabeth Scrivener, and it’s about magical libraries that contain sentient grimoires who occasionally turn into monsters (which is why battle librarians exist in this setting). Here’s an excerpt:

These weren’t ordinary books the Great Library kept. They whispered on the shelves and shuddered beneath iron chains. Some spat ink and threw tantrums; others sang to themselves in high, clear notes on windless nights, when starlight streamed through the library’s barred windows like shafts of mercury. Others still were so dangerous they had to be stored in the underground vault, packed in salt.

I can’t put to words how excited I am about this book. If you happen to be an Instagram type, there’s a photo of my excited flesh visage holding the title here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BnR0oS3FzVN/

Well, this sounds straight up fantastic and I want to read it yesterday. (Also mentally fan-casting Gwendoline Christie as Elisabeth until further notice.)

That makes me so happy—I modeled Elisabeth’s height after Gwendoline Christie’s, because I love her more than life itself.

Unfortunately I can’t give Sorcery to you yesterday, but if you happen to want it on, say, Friday…