num_pages: 291
description: 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...
language: English
title: Alphabet of Thorn
titlecomplete: Alphabet of Thorn
genres: High Fantasy, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, Magic, Fantasy, Time Travel, Adult, Romance, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy
ratings_count: 5789
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Locus Award
category: Best SF Novel, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Adult Literature, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Endeavour Award
publisher: Ace