just a fantasy trope or a deliberate action? and (b) what her plans are with future characters. Thornspell Jacket art by Antonio Javier Caparo Thornspell is my first novel and is published by Knopf (Random House Children's Books, USA). It won the Sir Julius Vogel Award 2009 for Best Novel: Young Adult and was a Storylines Childrens' Literature Trust Notable Book 2009.