

There are so many ideas and tiny details that make it what it is, it’s at once disorienting (a sun that never sets, a world in which magic is everywhere despite being fought…) and self-evident, it quickly feels as familiar as it is to the characters while being full of surprises.

Ten years later, when she comes to Ev for help, the young woman doesn’t hesitate. Alizhan looks lost and hungry and Ev gives her a handful of thornfruit, and over the years, as they meet again and again at the same market, some sort of friendship grows even as the mystery of who Alizhan is remains. Be prepared to want to keep reading, too.Įv and Alizhan first meet as kids, at the market where Ev is helping her father.

Thornfruit is the first book in a trilogy, so be prepared not to get all the answers by the time you turn the last page.
