From the New York Times bestselling author of The Night Circus, a timeless love story set in a secret underground world—a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships that sail upon a starless sea.
Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the stacks. As he turns the pages, entranced by tales of lovelorn prisoners, key collectors, and nameless acolytes, he reads something strange: a story from his own childhood. Bewildered by this inexplicable book and desperate to make sense of how his own life came to be recorded, Zachary uncovers a series of clues—a bee, a key, and a sword—that lead him to a masquerade party in New York, to a secret club, and through a doorway to an ancient library hidden far below the surface of the earth. What Zachary finds in this curious place is more than…
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I really need to try this again. I was disappointed when I started it. I felt it lacked the magic of her book The Night Circus and shelved it but based on your review, I will pick it up again!,😀
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Thanks! I definitely liked The Night Circus better. Once I stopped comparing them, I was able to enjoy it on its own. If that makes sense. 🤣
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Good point! I just pulled it off my bookshelf 🙂
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