The Starless Sea

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Author
Erin Morgenstern
Publisher
Penguin
Genres
Fantasy, Science Fiction
Released
05 November, 2019
ISBN
9781910701461

The Starless Sea

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Synopsis

The magical new novel from the bestselling author of The Night Circus. Are you lost or are you exploring? 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.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.

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A Joy to Read: Try an Extract From The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Review | Extract

6 November 2019

A Joy to Read: Try an Extract From The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

    An Enchanting Wonder: Read a Review of The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

    Review | Our Review

    5 November 2019

    An Enchanting Wonder: Read a Review of The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

      Erin Morgenstern
      About the author

      Erin Morgenstern

      Erin Morgenstern is the author of The Night Circus, a bestseller that has enchanted readers around the world and has been translated into thirty-seven languages. She has a degree in Theatre from Smith College, an ever-growing collection of jewellery made from skeleton keys, and a cat on her lap. She lives in Massachusetts.

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