All sorcerers are evil - Elizabeth knew this practically from birth. Raised in one of the Great Libraries of Austermere, she grew up among witchcraft tools - magical grimoires that whisper on the shelves and rattle with iron chains. When provoked, they transform into malefics made of leather and ink. But when the world is in danger, Elizabeth has nowhere to turn except her sworn enemy - the sorcerer Nathaniel Thorne. Now they're embroiled in a centuries-old conspiracy, and Elizabeth herself begins to question everything she's been taught, as she wields a power she never knew she had and a future she never imagined.