Alexandra Quick and the Thorn Circle is the first story in the Alexandra Quick series. Written by Inverarity, the book was published at Fanfiction.net on 23-24 December 2007 and at Mugglenet from 20 May - 9 July 2008, and runs 162,000 words in length (comparable to a 621-page physical novel). In portable document format, the book runs 282 pages in length. Set in the Harry Potter universe, the story concerns the American character of Alexandra Quick and her magical education at Charmbridge Academy. Thorn Circle is set between August of 2007 and June of 2008, during Alex's sixth-grade year, and is followed by the sequel Alexandra Quick and the Lands Below.