A fantastical, multi-linear, high-flying leap of a novel, Erin Morgenstern’s debut, The Night Circus, held a legion of readers in thrall. Seven years in the making, her return is a book-lovers delight, a story of subterranean libraries, hidden clues and wildly inventive magic it is also a story of the multiplicity of stories themselves and why they matter in navigating and understanding the choices we face.
You are invited to join Zachary on the starless sea: the home of storytellers, story-lovers and those who will protect our stories at all costs.
Discover the enchanting, magical new bestseller from the author of The Night Circus
When Zachary Rawlins stumbles across a strange book hidden in his university library it leads him on a quest unlike any other. Its pages entrance him with their tales of lovelorn prisoners, lost cities and nameless acolytes, but they also contain something impossible: a recollection from his own childhood.
Determined to solve the puzzle of the book, Zachary follows the clues he finds on the cover - a bee, a key and a sword. They guide him to a masquerade ball, to a dangerous secret club, and finally through a magical doorway created by the fierce and mysterious Mirabel. This door leads to a subterranean labyrinth filled with stories, hidden far beneath the surface of the earth.
When the labyrinth is threatened, Zachary must race with Mirabel, and Dorian, a handsome barefoot man with shifting alliances, through its twisting tunnels and crowded ballrooms, searching for the end of his story.
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9781784702861
Number of pages: 512
Weight: 403 g
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 31 mm
The Starless Sea rejects older stories: it makes its own... Rather than a traditional fantasy novel, this is an artificial myth in its own right... the novel's scope and ambition are undeniable - Natasha Pulley, Guardian
A unique, mind-boggling fantasy - Kate Saunders, The Times
A magical mix of quests and fables, it's set in a secret world full of bees, keys, swords and secrets... beautifully written - Deborah Hughes, Heat
Enchanting...Myths and fairytales entwine with Zachary's quest to discover his life's purpose. Spellbinding. - Daily Mirror
[Mogenstern's] second novel is just as enchanting, a lovely, lush voyage through vividly detailed worlds where lost libraries, elegant ballrooms, subterranean seas and covert cities are all beautifully described... The writing is whimsically gorgeous. On every page there’s an image to savour...as Erin Morgenstern celebrates the wonders of imagination and the lure of stories in this spellbinding book. - Charlotte Heathcote, Sunday Express
Once, a very long ago, time fell in love with fate....
This is how I start my review of this magical story ; it is simply ode to books, stories and people who read them. We don’t read just one story, there are stories...
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An absolutely gorgeously written tale entwining stories and fables together to produce an absolute marvel of a book.
I absolutely loved this novel and was transported into another world. Zac finds a book in the...
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Being a bookseller is a privilege, and nothing shows that more than being sent this wonderful book months early. Thank you so much Vintage for giving me the book I've been dreaming of. It is hard to describe this... More
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