The Night Circus is worth staying up for." - Bookreporter Steeped in circus lore, filled with evocative scenes of magic and illusion, enriched by characters as varied as the clockmaker who crafted the circus's iconic timepiece. " The Night Circus is the real deal, the kind of novel that will appeal to romantics, history buff, circus aficionados, mystery fans, and lovers of a good story. You will not want to leave it." -Téa Obreht, author of The Tiger's Wife The Night Circus pulls you into a world as dark as it is dazzling, fully-realized but still something out of a dream. The Night Circus defies both genres and expectations." - The Boston Globe
So sparklingly alive, you'll swear the pages are breathing in your hands. Part love story, part fable, and a knockout debut. This is a marvelous book." -Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Traveler's Wife "Erin Morgenstern has created the circus I have always longed for and she has populated it with dueling love-struck magicians, precocious kittens, hyper-elegant displays of beauty and complicated clocks. Despite the high stakes, Celia and Marco soon tumble headfirst into love, setting off a domino effect of dangerous consequences, and leaving the lives of everyone, from the performers to the patrons, hanging in the balance.
Unbeknownst to them both, this is a game in which only one can be left standing. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.īut behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway: a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors.
Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. defies both genres and expectations." - The Boston Globe #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Two starcrossed magicians engage in a deadly game of cunning in the spellbinding novel that captured the world's imagination.
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