ALL SORCERERS ARE EVIL . . . Elisabeth has known that for as long as she can remember. Raised in one of Austermeer´s Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among magical grimoires that, if provoked, transform into grotesque monsters of ink and leather. When the library´s most dangerous grimoire is released, Elisabeth is blamed. With no one to turn to but her sworn enemy, the sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn, she finds herself entangled in a centuries-old conspiracy. As her alliance with Nathaniel grows stronger, Elisabeth starts to question everything she´s been taught. For Elisabeth has a power she could never have imagined . . . ´If you loved the Hogwarts Library . . . you´ll be right at home at Summershall´ - Katherine Arden, New York Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale ´An enthralling adventure replete with spellbinding characters, a slow-burning love story, and a world worth staying lost in´ - Kirkus Reviews, starred review