Alphabet of thorn
by Patricia A. McKillip
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Fairytale of wonder and magic where an orphan girl is haunted by thorns, a reluctant queen rules between sea and sky and epics never end.
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Alphabet of thorn
2005, Ace Books
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0786554800 9780786554805
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Originally published: New York : Ace Books, 2004.
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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..
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