false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234387658m/81075.jpg 81075 6 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... 78274 2004 Alphabet of Thorn total:710|5:213|4:304|3:154|2:33|1:6| 710 2815 992 83 4 5 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 14:52:03 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 03:19:57 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 3 4 false false Wed Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 01 05:37:15 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 25 07:26:29 -0700 2009 1
When the book first started I was not "captivated". There were no characters I really fell in love with and the plot seemed slow to get going. That being said I thought the writing itself was very lyrical ...more...]]> 4 3 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 13:24:53 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 17 14:48:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 4 false false Sat Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 16:30:43 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 05:34:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false true Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Apr 28 10:01:02 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 02 17:37:32 -0800 2009 The way the characters and the story are presented is interesting. Th...more...]]> 3 2 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 03:52:11 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 03:07:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Sep 13 18:22:40 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 18:22:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 2 false false Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 02:10:54 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 21:51:23 -0800 2009 3 1 false false Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 18:53:22 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 04:09:53 -0800 2009 This novel is an intriguing fairy tale involving a foundling girl raised in the Royal Library of Raine, the fictional setting of the story. At the outset, Nepenthe is now a young woman and a skilled translator with a gift for unusual alphabets. By chance, she comes into the possession of a book wr...

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