The Blackthorn Key
The Blackthorn Key is a 2015 novel by Kevin Sands. It deals with apprentices, secret societies, pharmacists and friendship.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 40 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 7 editions.
At about 384 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.
About The Blackthorn Key
"Tell no one what I've given you." Until he got that cryptic warning, Chrisopher Rowe was happy, learning how to solve complex codes and puzzles and creating powerful medicines, potions, and weapons as an apprentice to Master Benedict Blackthorn--with maybe an ecplosion or two along the way. But when a myswterious cult begins to prey on London's apothecaries, the trail of murders grows closer and closer to Blackthorn's shop. With time running out, Christopher must use every skill he's learned to discover the key to a terrible secret with the power to tear the world apart.
Quick answers
Who wrote The Blackthorn Key?
The Blackthorn Key was written by Kevin Sands and first published in 2015.
How long is The Blackthorn Key?
The median edition has 384 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Blackthorn Key?
Readers who like it often enjoy Clockwork Prince, The Midnight Star and The Magicians.
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