THE LANGUAGE
OF MAGIC SERIES
SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
magic is the first sin;
we must bear it silently
– Tenet One, The Book of the Binders
‘The magic both gleams and threatens. There are riddles and puzzles to be solved and there’s a library – trust me, it’s a good one. You’ll want to give this a try.’
— Sunday Times bestselling author ROBIN HOBB
‘A bewitching tale of magic, family secrets and twisted affections, of finding your true self in a world of treacherous mystery. Prepare to be charmed!’
— DAVID WRAGG, author of The Black Hawks
An enthralling and original fantasy, woven inside a magical web of lies.’
— JAY KRISTOFF, Sunday Times bestselling author of Empire of the Vampir
‘There’s magic in every nook and cranny – as well as shops selling memories – in this fantastical novel that stalks the streets of London’s underbelly’
— METRO
‘Threadneedle had me spellbound – a luminous, captivating fantasy that left me longing to return to Thomas’s vividly imagined magical world.’
— KATIE LOWE, author of The Furies
‘In this beautiful coming-of-age book, Thomas tackles big issues, family secrets and heartbreak in a brilliantly imagined, yet authentic world.’
— WOMAN’S WEEKLY
THREADNEEDLE {Book 1}
Within the boroughs of London, nestled among its quiet streets, hides another city woven with magic.
Ever since Anna can remember, her aunt has warned her of magic’s dangers. She taught her to fear how its threads twist and knot and turn into something dark and deadly.
It was, after all, magic that killed her parents and left her in her aunt’s care. It’s why she has been protected from the magical world and, in one year’s time, what little magic she has will be bound and knotted inside of her. She will join her aunt alongside the other Binders who believe magic is a sin not to be used, but denied.
Only one more year and Anna will be free of the curse of magic, aunt’s merciless teachings and the disappointment of the little magic she is capable of. Nothing – and no one – could change her mind before then.
Could it?
SHADOWSTITCH {Book 2}
[Spoilers] Anna survived the attempt to bind her magic, but Anna and her coven aren’t free from danger yet.
Haunted in more ways than one, living in fear of her curse, and fated to love the one man she can never have, the last thing Anna needs is a witch hunt. Now she must conceal her magic once more or risk losing everything.
But when deadly hysteria strikes across the capital, and in her own school, the coven are left dangerously exposed. Delving deeper into the magical underworld of London, Anna and Effie must find a way to work together to protect the coven.
But as the witch hunt intensifies and the hysteria spirals out of control, can Effie and Anna truly trust each other?
THE HEDGE WITCH
[NOVELLA]
SET IN THE SAME MAGICAL WORLD AS THREADNEEDLE THE HEDGE WITCH IS A SPIN-OFF TO THE MAIN SERIES
Rowan is off to the Welsh countrysite to visit her aunt – Winne the hedge witch – to get back to nature and hone her skills. However, Rowan soon comes to realise that hedges are a serious business and this isn’t quite the opportunity to rest and escape she thought it might be.
Not only that, but mysterious events around the town are causing panic in the secret magical community and cowans – non magical folk – are starting to take notice.
Can Rowan hone her hedge craft, try to make some friends and solve the riddle of the mysterious goings on, or is magic about to be revealed to the world … or at least Wales?
The Thread Life
