Not all books should be opened. Ink Blood Sister Scribe follows a family tasked with guarding a trove of magical but deadly books, and the shadowy organisation that will do anything to get them back. * Good Morning America's June book club pick! * 'A bold, new novel from an extraordinary new voice.' Marlon James 'Simply a delight from start to finish.' New York Times 'A spectacularly spellbinding debut ... sumptuously bleeds magic from every page.' The Fantasy Hive 'A magnificent debut.' The Bookseller 'A fantastic magical adventure, not to be missed.' Kirkus Starred Review ____________ Joanna Kalotay lives alone in the woods of Vermont, the sole protector of a collection of rare books; books that will allow someone to walk through walls or turn water into wine. Books of magic. Her estranged older sister Esther moves between countries and jobs, constantly changing, never staying anywhere longer than a year, desperate to avoid the deadly magic that killed her mother. Currently working on a research base in Antarctica, she has found love and perhaps a sort of happiness. But when she finds spots of blood on the mirrors in the research base, she knows someone is coming for her, and that Joanna and her collection are in danger. If they are to survive, she and Joanna must unravel the secrets their parents kept hidden from them - secrets that span centuries and continents, and could cost them their lives ...