The Astral Library
Published on 26. February 2026
384 pages
978-0-00-880405-3 (ISBN)
Description
Have you ever wished you could live inside a book?
Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are doors to new worlds.
Alix Watson knows one thing: unlike people, books will never let her down. Working dead-end jobs to make ends meet, she takes nightly refuge in the reading room at the Boston Public Library, dreaming of far-off lands.
Until she stumbles through a hidden door and is transported to The Astral Library, a place where the lost find sanctuary within their beloved stories.
But when a shadowy enemy threatens to destroy the library, Alix must flee from danger through the Regency drawing rooms of Jane Austen and the back alleys of Sherlock Holmes' London as danger closes in ...
'Quinn infuses her first fantasy with a joyful love for libraries and their custodians [...] It's charm is boundless' SFX Magazine
Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are doors to new worlds.
Alix Watson knows one thing: unlike people, books will never let her down. Working dead-end jobs to make ends meet, she takes nightly refuge in the reading room at the Boston Public Library, dreaming of far-off lands.
Until she stumbles through a hidden door and is transported to The Astral Library, a place where the lost find sanctuary within their beloved stories.
But when a shadowy enemy threatens to destroy the library, Alix must flee from danger through the Regency drawing rooms of Jane Austen and the back alleys of Sherlock Holmes' London as danger closes in ...
'Quinn infuses her first fantasy with a joyful love for libraries and their custodians [...] It's charm is boundless' SFX Magazine
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Kate Quinn: 'Recommend it to all lovers of smart historical fiction' Booklist 'Exciting ... historical fiction fans will be riveted' Publishers Weekly 'Readers looking for a new and unique viewpoint of World War II with a mystery to solve and a light touch of romance will dive deep into this story' Library JournalMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
3,12 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-00-880405-3 (9780008804053)
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Kate Quinn is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. A native of southern California, she attended Boston University where she earned a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Classical Voice. She has written five novels in the Empress of Rome saga, and two books set in the Italian Renaissance, before turning to the 20th century with The Alice Network, The Rose Code and The Diamond Eye. All have been translated into multiple languages. Kate and her husband now live in Maryland with three rescue dogs.
