Alphabet Of Thorn
by McKillip, Patricia A
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0441011306
- ISBN 13
- 9780441011308
- Seller
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West Linn, Oregon, United States
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Synopsis
Deep inside a palace on the edge of the world, the orphan Nepenthe pores over books in the royal library, translating their languages and learning their secrets. Now sixteen, she knows little of the outside world — except for the documents that traders and travelers bring her to interpret. Then, during the coronation of the new Queen of Raine, a young mage gives Nepenthe a book that has defied translation. Written in a language of thorns, it speaks to Nepenthe's soul — and becomes her secret obsession. And, as the words escape the brambles and reveal themselves, Nepenthe finds her destiny entwined with that of the young queen's. Sooner than she thinks, she will have to choose between the life she has led and the life she was born to lead... Nominated for the 2005 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature.
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- Bookseller
- Cross Genre Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002024
- Title
- Alphabet Of Thorn
- Author
- McKillip, Patricia A
- Illustrator
- Kinuko Craft, cover artist
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0441011306
- ISBN 13
- 9780441011308
- Publisher
- Ace Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 314
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- X weight
- 0 lbs
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