She becomes concerned when he fails to return from his most recent trip. January often explores the artifacts kept throughout the mansion, convinced her father-who is distant even when he is home from hunting special artifacts for Locke-is leaving items for her in a chest, in order to communicate with her. Locke entertains his fellows from the New England Archeological Society, and these men treat January as a curiosity, sometimes making her feel vaguely threatened. Her guardian convinces her it was only her imagination, and determines to raise her to be a "proper" lady. When she was seven, January discovered a magic door, which was then destroyed. What may seem to be a privileged existence is marred by the strict rules imposed on the red-skinned girl, the meager living quarters assigned to her, and the fact that her father, Julian, who works for Locke, is almost never around. It is the Hugo Award-nominated writer's debut novel.Īt the beginning of the 20th century, January Scaller lives in a big mansion with her guardian, Cornelius Locke. The Ten Thousand Doors of January is a 2019 fantasy novel by Alix E.
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