Sorcery of Thorns
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- Author：Margaret Rogerson
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Summary
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。
Then an act of sabotage releases the library’s most dangerous grimoire。 Elisabeth’s desperate intervention implicates her in the crime， and she is torn from her home to face justice in the capital。 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。
Then an act of sabotage releases the library’s most dangerous grimoire。 Elisabeth’s desperate intervention implicates her in the crime， and she is torn from her home to face justice in the capital。 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。
Reviews
Zaravive
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A three star read， but a solid one！I almost dnfed this book at the beginning because of Elisabeth’s aggravating characterisation。 I understood the idea behind her naïveté but I think it wasn’t executed too well and missed the mark， making her look stupid instead which in turn was annoying to read。She got her intended character development starting around and 20% in and it made for a much more pleasant experience。 I personally really liked the world and wouldn’t have minded an even heavier world- A three star read， but a solid one！I almost dnfed this book at the beginning because of Elisabeth’s aggravating characterisation。 I understood the idea behind her naïveté but I think it wasn’t executed too well and missed the mark， making her look stupid instead which in turn was annoying to read。She got her intended character development starting around and 20% in and it made for a much more pleasant experience。 I personally really liked the world and wouldn’t have minded an even heavier world-building， plot-focused book。The romance didn’t do anything for me but I also didn’t mind it。 Their growing relationship worked fine and was believable。 I think they could’ve easily also been friends。 I don’t believe the romance was necessary per se。 （As opposed to “an enchantment of ravens” where that WAS the plot）。I like Roberson’s writing and the stories are very easy to digest。 I’m glad I didn’t give up early in and am glad to finally strike this from my tbr backlist！ 。。。more
Sarah Haller
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My new favorite author！ LOVED this！
Idontknow
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I stopped reading when there were only 50 pages left。 This book would have really benefitted from being part of a series。 I like the main trio they were great but the villain was comically evil which made all the tension obsolete。 Whitty banter and great characters can't carry a book all on its own。 I stopped reading when there were only 50 pages left。 This book would have really benefitted from being part of a series。 I like the main trio they were great but the villain was comically evil which made all the tension obsolete。 Whitty banter and great characters can't carry a book all on its own。 。。。more
almas
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4。5🌟
Jenny
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This book is the exact type of book that made me fall in love with reading。 Elizabeth’s naivety did grate a bit in the beginning， but it made sense in lines of the message the author was trying to get across （which I personally feel was a bit heavy handed）。 However， all of the action + wonderful characters = a winner for me :）
dakota
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SILAAAAAAAAAS MY BOY
Maéva Valentine
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Incroyable， ce livre est incroyable。 Réussir à construire un univers aussi complet pour un one-shot vraiment chapeau！ Je crois que je n’ai jamais lu de one-shot fantasy aussi bien。 L’univers est vraiment magique : les bibliothèques，les grimoires， l’ambiance général qui tourne autour de la magie des livres， de leurs émotions propres， de ce qu’ils peuvent faire ressentir aux lectures… j’ai beaucoup beaucoup trop aimé！ （Encore une fois j’ai mis la blinde de post it partout mdr… L’écriture de l’aute Incroyable， ce livre est incroyable。 Réussir à construire un univers aussi complet pour un one-shot vraiment chapeau！ Je crois que je n’ai jamais lu de one-shot fantasy aussi bien。 L’univers est vraiment magique : les bibliothèques，les grimoires， l’ambiance général qui tourne autour de la magie des livres， de leurs émotions propres， de ce qu’ils peuvent faire ressentir aux lectures… j’ai beaucoup beaucoup trop aimé！ （Encore une fois j’ai mis la blinde de post it partout mdr… L’écriture de l’auteure est si poétique par moment， les traits d’humour sont tellement bien placés， les moments d’angoisse aussi。 Je pense que c’est un coup de cœur， en tout cas ce livre mérite toutes ses étoiles à mes yeux <3 。。。more
Heidi Almanzar
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I heard a lot of good things about it and was truly excited to read it but it ended up just being kinda boring。 The only part that really made me feel sad or interested was the ending when Silas saved them， other than that it was just a bit dull to me。
Nikki Page
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Full Review coming soon！！！
Katie
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Jedna z mála kníh， okolo ktorej bolo svojho času veľké haló （dokonca vypredaná svojho času） a veľmi sa mi páčila。Možno to bolo práve prostredím knižníc， kde si knihy žili svojim životom a pri zlom zaobchádzaní sa z nich stali nebezpečné tvory。 Možno to bolo （aspoň pre mňa） podobnosťou s Howl's Moving Castle （čarodejník so svojím démonom）。 Možno celkovou atmosférou， ktorá sa hodí na toto ponuré počasie。 No viem， že by som si prečítala aj ďalšie dobrodružstvá Elizabeth a Nathaniela （a Silasa）。 Jedna z mála kníh， okolo ktorej bolo svojho času veľké haló （dokonca vypredaná svojho času） a veľmi sa mi páčila。Možno to bolo práve prostredím knižníc， kde si knihy žili svojim životom a pri zlom zaobchádzaní sa z nich stali nebezpečné tvory。 Možno to bolo （aspoň pre mňa） podobnosťou s Howl's Moving Castle （čarodejník so svojím démonom）。 Možno celkovou atmosférou， ktorá sa hodí na toto ponuré počasie。 No viem， že by som si prečítala aj ďalšie dobrodružstvá Elizabeth a Nathaniela （a Silasa）。 。。。more
Amy
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Feral librarians and books that are alive？ Yes please！ Elisabeth has spent her whole life the Great Library and hopes to be a warden someday。 She has been taught to believe that magic and sorcerers are evil。 One event unravels everything she knows and believes in。 Enter Nathaniel， moody and tragic sorcerer。 I enjoyed the library elements， the changes the main characters made， and I also loved sweet Silas， a high demon。 Some elements of danger and torture， a few mild swears， and a romance scene。 Feral librarians and books that are alive？ Yes please！ Elisabeth has spent her whole life the Great Library and hopes to be a warden someday。 She has been taught to believe that magic and sorcerers are evil。 One event unravels everything she knows and believes in。 Enter Nathaniel， moody and tragic sorcerer。 I enjoyed the library elements， the changes the main characters made， and I also loved sweet Silas， a high demon。 Some elements of danger and torture， a few mild swears， and a romance scene。 Fantasy fans who love strong， smart heroines will love this book。 7th grade and up。 。。。more
Olivia Dziewulska
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Książka na początku nie pozorna ale z czasem bardzo fajnie się rozkręca。 Jeżeli ktoś czytał dwory albo okrutnego księcia to to jest idealne połączenie。 Główna bohaterka świetna można się zakochać w jej postaci haha 。 Szkoda， ze tylko jedna cześć z chęcią przeczytała bym więcej 。 Mocne ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ev
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3。8/5 （Silas’s back must hurt from carrying the whole book）omg it took me so long to finish this because of school and everything， but I’m finally done！！！okay so not gonna lie the beginning of the book was extremely generic and the writing style kind of made me cringe （I probably would’ve enjoyed this more if I was younger）。 Also， one thing that irritated me was that all the obstacles that Elisabeth had to face were overcome wayyy too easily。 Like there would be one sentence talking about a new 3。8/5 （Silas’s back must hurt from carrying the whole book）omg it took me so long to finish this because of school and everything， but I’m finally done！！！okay so not gonna lie the beginning of the book was extremely generic and the writing style kind of made me cringe （I probably would’ve enjoyed this more if I was younger）。 Also， one thing that irritated me was that all the obstacles that Elisabeth had to face were overcome wayyy too easily。 Like there would be one sentence talking about a new “challenge” she had to overcome， but then by the next page the problem would already be solved。 In that sense， the book was a bit too fast paced and it didn’t give the story time to develop well。 the villain of the story was extremely childish， it reminded me of a cartoon for kids or something。 however， the story definitely gets better in the second half of the book; we see some nice plot twists， and relationships between characters start forming。 （I love love love the friendship between Silas and Nathaniel <33） Overall I didn’t really feel attached to any of the characters or their journey， and I was a bit disappointed considering how much hype this book gets on booktok， but I would def recommend this to younger audiences who enjoy simpler plots 。。。more
Kat
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I think I've outgrown YA。 2。5stars I think I've outgrown YA。 2。5stars 。。。more
Luciënne
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3，5 ⭐️
Ky Venn
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DNF @ 28%， just not for me， I couldn’t get into it
Maja
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czegoś takiego mi było trzeba w tym momencie i kocham silasa
uma
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This book was so good ！ The love story was super cute， the characters were so incredible， the alchemist between them two omg ！
Natalie Wiesnet Shelton
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3。5 stars。 I really loved the writing of this book and the story， but I needed more。 Hardly any of the characters were well fleshed-out which made the romance （especially） unbelievable and odd。 This may be the only time I’ll say this， but I wish this was a duology so characters could be fleshed out more and questions that still remained could be answered。
Nero
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 No way it ended like that！ Hey why did it end like that！ I can't help please what happened— Omygod。 I would be very much willing to sacrifice my life for Silas please。 I genuinely enjoyed every bit of this book from the character dynamics up to their bond with each other。 It's so easy to pick up with and the fantasy world it has been set has got to be one of my favorites of all time！ I cannot emphasize how much I love the characters to bits！ I even cried when the books sacrificed themselves why No way it ended like that！ Hey why did it end like that！ I can't help please what happened— Omygod。 I would be very much willing to sacrifice my life for Silas please。 I genuinely enjoyed every bit of this book from the character dynamics up to their bond with each other。 It's so easy to pick up with and the fantasy world it has been set has got to be one of my favorites of all time！ I cannot emphasize how much I love the characters to bits！ I even cried when the books sacrificed themselves why am I like this。I'm screaming there's a sequel！ I get to see Silas and the gang again！ 。。。more
Anina
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DNF page 122。I'll dnf this for now， I just don't find myself wanting to pick this up any longer。 The plot isn't doing it for me so far and I don't like the main character 。。 but I definitely want to give this book another go at some other point in time。 It just isn't doing it for me right now and I don't want to feel guilty any longer for not continuing this。 DNF page 122。I'll dnf this for now， I just don't find myself wanting to pick this up any longer。 The plot isn't doing it for me so far and I don't like the main character 。。 but I definitely want to give this book another go at some other point in time。 It just isn't doing it for me right now and I don't want to feel guilty any longer for not continuing this。 。。。more
Carina Shephard
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4。5 stars // read October 2022 general thoughts: -the writing is so smooth！ not too sparse， not too flowery， just descriptive enough to really add to the story。 -the relationships！！ I adored Nathaniel and Elisabeth’s dynamic， and the platonic relationships were awesome too。 I appreciated that the individual characters didn’t fall into stereotypes and actually made logical decisions。 （Yay！） Also， there’s not a lot of romantic drama， which was honestly a breath of fresh air。 -the world building！！ 4。5 stars // read October 2022 general thoughts: -the writing is so smooth！ not too sparse， not too flowery， just descriptive enough to really add to the story。 -the relationships！！ I adored Nathaniel and Elisabeth’s dynamic， and the platonic relationships were awesome too。 I appreciated that the individual characters didn’t fall into stereotypes and actually made logical decisions。 （Yay！） Also， there’s not a lot of romantic drama， which was honestly a breath of fresh air。 -the world building！！！ 🥰 I love how much thought was put into how everything worked， and how the different books had unique personalities。 suggested reads based on elements in A Sorcery of Thorns！ if you like:-Magical books and libraries… Entranced （Prince of the Doomed City #1） by Sylvia Mercedes and Life Reader， K。M。 Shea-Silas… the City Between series by W。R。 Gingell （maybe it’s just me， but Silas gives me serious Athelas vibes） -charismatic sorcerer is bonded to demon… Howl’s Moving Castle， Diana Wynne Jones content concerns: This is the part that I’d like to just ignore so I could recommend this book without hesitation。 However， there are some problematic elements。The most obvious one is: yes， magic is dependent on demons。 The demons here bear little resemblance to the Biblical entities- they are shown to be powerful and evil/apathetic towards humans in general （yet still capable of doing good。） A demon is summoned multiple times during the book， and sorcerers must use their blood to summon and ultimately bargain with them for power。Secondly， there’s a brief kissing scene that goes farther than kissing （I skipped it）， and it’s briefly mentioned that a main character is bisexual。 One or two mild swear words are mentioned。 Violence and some brief creepy stuff is present。 Honestly， I do think that the content here is significantly less than what is in the majority of mainstream YA books; however， it’s still present。 So… I’m not going to give this book a blanket recommendation and say that everyone should read it， because everyone has different levels of what is acceptable to them。 Hopefully this review is helpful in letting you know if you’d enjoy the book or not。 I enjoyed “A Sorcery of Thorns” as a whole， and I hope you do too。 ☺️ 。。。more
gabi ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾⋆⁺₊⋆
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fun & cute book。 but honestly if it weren’t for the interactions and dialogue between elisabeth， silas and nathaniel i’d dnf
Cortney Leigh
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Where to begin？ I had really high hopes for this one。 There were a couple of things in this book that I did actually like。 I agree with the overall consensus that Silas is without a doubt the best character in the whole book。 I enjoyed Nathaniel's sense of humor as well。 I would've loved more of both Silas and Nathaniel throughout。 That's about all I enjoyed though。 I found all aspects of the grimoires to be childish。 I imagined them as a cross between The Monster Book of Monsters book in Harry Where to begin？ I had really high hopes for this one。 There were a couple of things in this book that I did actually like。 I agree with the overall consensus that Silas is without a doubt the best character in the whole book。 I enjoyed Nathaniel's sense of humor as well。 I would've loved more of both Silas and Nathaniel throughout。 That's about all I enjoyed though。 I found all aspects of the grimoires to be childish。 I imagined them as a cross between The Monster Book of Monsters book in Harry Potter and The Pagemaster kid movie。 I constantly felt。。。 lost in this book as well。 I was never sure exactly what our protagonist was up to。It also frequently felt like there was no suspense。 One minute things were fine and the next we were in a duel or fighting a Malefict。 Things were happening in this book but I was not enjoying any of them。 I saw 4 and 5 stars all over the place for this book。 I was disappointed before the halfway mark but wanted to give it as much of a chance as possible。 I wanted to put it down and stop reading it when there was about 1/3 left， but I couldn't bring myself to do it。 Maybe it's because I recently DNF'd two other books and was starting to wonder: Is it me？ Am I the issue？ So instead of putting down another book that I was over halfway through， I decided to persevere。 I was ready to pull my hair out for the last 100 pages。 I forced my way through those last pages in one night because I couldn't bear the thought of having to wake up another day still reading this one。 This is a prime example of not every book is for everyone。 If you loved it， I tip my imaginary hat to you and say， "To each their own。" xo， Cortney LeighUpdate: I give up， I can't get through the last 50 pages。 。。。more
Jessy Chtilianova
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Aw man I’m finally done with this book！ I swear I was completely zoned out the last 100 pages and i still understood what happened。 I don’t want to give it one star because I feel like the issue is partly me like it wasn’t THAT bad but also I do regret spending my time on this book。 I don’t wanna say it’s predictable， but also like，，， I guess it was just boring！ I didn’t particularly care ab Silas or his sacrifice at all and I got the feeling I should care。 The general atmosphere of the book rem Aw man I’m finally done with this book！ I swear I was completely zoned out the last 100 pages and i still understood what happened。 I don’t want to give it one star because I feel like the issue is partly me like it wasn’t THAT bad but also I do regret spending my time on this book。 I don’t wanna say it’s predictable， but also like，，， I guess it was just boring！ I didn’t particularly care ab Silas or his sacrifice at all and I got the feeling I should care。 The general atmosphere of the book reminded me of Song of Forever Rains， but like worse。 The romance was fine，，， nothing to hate，， very PG if that matters。 Just glad that’s done honestly 。。。more
Maria Luiza
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5 ⭐ + ♥️ ELISABETH+NICHOLAS+SILAS= O MELHOR TRIO QUE EXISTE！！！
Charlotte
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The dynamic between the three main characters warmed my heart - so so pure， sweet and wholesome I can't！！！！ The ending made me cry （I had a feeling this would happen） I was also really rooting for our main girl - she was not the slightest bit annoying and that's refreshing lol The dynamic between the three main characters warmed my heart - so so pure， sweet and wholesome I can't！！！！ The ending made me cry （I had a feeling this would happen） I was also really rooting for our main girl - she was not the slightest bit annoying and that's refreshing lol 。。。more
Dorothea Müller
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Von der ersten Seite an war ich verzaubert von diesem Buch。 Bibliotheken und Bücher stehen hier im Fokus。 Dazu kommt dann noch etwas Magie und man kann das Buch nicht mehr aus der Hand legen。 Elisabeth ist einfach süß und bezaubernd。 Begeistert war ich von ihrem Verhalten gegenüber den ach so böse Büchern und auch allgemein hat sie gezeigt， dass sie trotz ihres Alters schon einen starken Willen hat。 Nathaniel war ein Lord und manchmal kam er mir total alt vor und dann wieder sehr jung。 Was genau Von der ersten Seite an war ich verzaubert von diesem Buch。 Bibliotheken und Bücher stehen hier im Fokus。 Dazu kommt dann noch etwas Magie und man kann das Buch nicht mehr aus der Hand legen。 Elisabeth ist einfach süß und bezaubernd。 Begeistert war ich von ihrem Verhalten gegenüber den ach so böse Büchern und auch allgemein hat sie gezeigt， dass sie trotz ihres Alters schon einen starken Willen hat。 Nathaniel war ein Lord und manchmal kam er mir total alt vor und dann wieder sehr jung。 Was genau richtig war， wenn später erfährt man einiges und versteht sein Verhalten viel besser。 Die Welt ist bekannt und doch wieder nicht。 Am liebsten wäre ich mit dabei gewesen， alleine wegen der Bibliotheken， die hier total schön beschrieben werden und man einfach gerne mal hier vorbeischauen würde。 Auch so ist es toll beschrieben und man hat das Gefühl schon viel länger in diesem Buch unterwegs zu sein。 Spannend， fesselnd， und für alle Buchliebhaber ein Muss。 Ein kleiner Twist am Ende überrascht einen und sorgt für noch mehr Spannung。 Das Buch war ein Highlight für mich und ich würde gerne noch mehr davon lesen。 。。。more
Rachel OBrien
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Writing a review several months after having read this， I can’t help but give it a 5。 I’m sure a more realistic number would be a 4， but I thoroughly enjoyed this story。 It is my favorite Margaret Rogerson novel， although Vespertine is a close second。 5 stars is because I will undoubtedly re-read it， I would recommend it to others， and I would keep this on my shelf。 Is it a classic literary masterpiece？ No。 But it is a solid YA fantasy pick with delightful characters and a very likable romance。 Writing a review several months after having read this， I can’t help but give it a 5。 I’m sure a more realistic number would be a 4， but I thoroughly enjoyed this story。 It is my favorite Margaret Rogerson novel， although Vespertine is a close second。 5 stars is because I will undoubtedly re-read it， I would recommend it to others， and I would keep this on my shelf。 Is it a classic literary masterpiece？ No。 But it is a solid YA fantasy pick with delightful characters and a very likable romance。 Silas was wonderfully written; I was quite surprised to find that after finishing the novel， he solidly fits at the top of my list of favorite fictionalized characters。 No character has claimed that with just one book （and I have very few characters on my list）。 I was not expecting anything other than a short and enjoyable YA fantasy read， but Margaret Rogerson’s writing style is enchanting and her character development solid （you can see the growth from An Enchantment of Ravens to now）。 Though in order to be considered YA fantasy there is a certain beginning age restriction to the characters， I felt Elisabeth and Nathaniel should have been solidly in their mid- to late-twenties。 Their youth was a bit of a discredit to them。 Their love… too fresh for that young an age， which again， only contributes to Rogerson’s writing style。 She wrote characters more maturely developed than that of typical YA fantasy love stories。 It was not blind， sappy， or desperate enough for typical YA young lovers。 I applaud their maturity but wish it wasn’t given in the sense of being too mature for their age。 I would have rather had their ages increased for believability and a better fit。 The ending。 That ending。 That very last scene。 I love the “not telling” that allows a reader’s imagination to continue to story; you can guess， but you simply can’t know。 There is a great storytelling mastery to that。 I’m a little rebuffed that there is to be a sequel。 Would I enjoy a continuation of their story？ Perhaps。 But not at the expense of a solid first ending。 。。。more
Cassie （readers_vary）
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4。5 ⭐️
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Sorcery of Thorns&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Sorcery of Thorns&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0