Ink Blood Sister Scribe
#4233.99 in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 1 book Status Complete 2023 Reading commitment Low Emma Törzs Last reviewed 2026-08-13
Overview
Ink Blood Sister Scribe is Emma Törzs's 2023 debut novel, a single standalone work following two half-sisters, Joanna and Esther, who guard a hidden family library of magical books that can only be safely read by their bloodline. Every spell is written and rebound in blood at real personal cost, and the sisters must confront the truth about their father's disappearance and the family legacy he left behind. The novel drew wide acclaim on release: it was named to the New York Times' 100 Notable Books of 2023 and NPR's Best Books of 2023, was a Good Morning America Book Club pick, and won the 2024 Minnesota Book Award for Genre Fiction. Törzs, an American writer and creative-writing professor, had already won a World Fantasy Award for short fiction in 2019 before this debut. In 2024, a major studio greenlit a television adaptation titled Ink, with Törzs serving as executive producer.
Urban fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (1 work) counts toward ranking
Ink Blood Sister Scribe (novel) Emma Törzs
| Work | Year | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ink Blood Sister Scribe | 2023 | core | 3.99 (66,860 ratings) |
A debut novel about two half-sisters guarding a hidden library of magical books that can only be read safely by their bloodline, where every spell is written and rebound in blood at great personal cost. Standalone, no sequel found; a TV adaptation has been announced (Amazon MGM) but that is a different medium, not a further prose work. Registered as a single-work universe (LOTR-analogy convention).
Quick answers
- How many books are in Ink Blood Sister Scribe? Ink Blood Sister Scribe's Core Canon is 1 book.
- Is Ink Blood Sister Scribe finished? Complete (2023).
- How much reading does Ink Blood Sister Scribe take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 1 Core Canon book).
- How is Ink Blood Sister Scribe ranked? #423 in this site's official ranking, based on 66,860 reader ratings across 1 Core Canon book. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #423?
Ranked #423 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.99 across 1 core book.
- A smaller readership (66,860 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Less than 0.01 behind #422, The Thief Lord (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
- A single standalone novel: ranked on that one book alone.
Why explore this universe?
Well rated · 1 book · Complete · 67k ratings · Ranks #423 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment urban fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
A single Core Canon work: no sequencing question to resolve.
Awards (verified)
- Mythopoeic Award (Adult Literature), 2024: won: Ink Blood Sister Scribe; Confirmed directly via mythsoc.org's own 2024 awards page: "Emma Törzs, Ink, Blood, Sister, Scribe (William Morrow)" is marked as the category winner.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.99 across 66,860 ratings on 1 Core Canon book. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Ink Blood Sister Scribe admitted as a single-work universe accepted 2026-08-13
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia: Emma Törzs Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-08-13
Rule: Single-work universe: one standalone 2023 novel, registered per this canon's LOTR-analogy convention. No sequel found as of this pass; an announced TV adaptation (Amazon MGM) is a different medium.