: After escaping an asylum and surviving hunters, January uses "word-magic"—the ability to write reality into existence—to reopen the Doors, reunite her family, and dedicate her life to restoring the flow between worlds. Core Characters
: On her seventeenth birthday, January finds a leather-bound book titled The Ten Thousand Doors , which contains academic studies and stories of portals between worlds. Alix E Harrow - The Ten Thousand Doors of Januaryzip
: January’s loyal dog, who acts as a judge of character and a constant guardian. : After escaping an asylum and surviving hunters,
: The son of a local grocer and January's childhood friend. His belief in her and their evolving romance empower January to embrace her identity. : The son of a local grocer and January's childhood friend
: A fierce protector sent by January's father. Originally from a world where women are hunters, she becomes January's most vital ally.
: At age seven, January finds a literal "Door" in a field that leads to another world, but her guardian, Mr. Locke, dismisses her story and destroys the diary where she recorded the event.
: A young woman of mixed heritage who feels like one of Mr. Locke's collected artifacts. She evolves from an obedient ward to a powerful "word-worker".