“"Woken up, have you?" the woman said. Her voice was like broken glass in an ice bucket.†
† Unexpectedly sharp. And cold. No one can say I don't work hard describing things for you.”

— Jonathan Stroud, book The Amulet of Samarkand

The Amulet of Samarkand (2003)

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British writer of fantasy fiction 1970

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