190,000+ Books, Games & Puzzles in-stock 🇳🇿 

Overnight NZ-wide delivery | 📍 Visit our Auckland bookstore • Open 7 days, 8:30am–5pm

1Q84: Book 3

By Haruki Murakami
Series: 1Q84
0.0 (0 reviews)
3.92 goodreads logo

Ratings/reviews counts are updated frequently.

Check link for latest rating. ( 46,894 ratings, 3,797 reviews)
Book Hero Magic crafted this summary to help describe this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Summary
In 1Q84: Book 3 by Haruki Murakami, the narrative concludes the intertwined stories of Aomame and Tengo as they navigate the parallel world of 1Q84. Their journey involves mysterious organizations, enigmatic characters, and an urgent quest for reunion amidst escalating tension and surreal events.
Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK Please add to wishlist to be notified when back in stock

Sorry, we're currently out of stock of 1Q84: Book 3. Please add to your Wishlist and we'll send you an email as soon as it's back in stock.

Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This book may appeal to you if you enjoy intricate storytelling, parallel worlds, and complex characters. Its blend of mystery, romance, and the surreal keeps you engaged in a compelling narrative that defies conventional boundaries.

Book Hero thinking about your next read

Book Two of 1Q84 ended with Aomame standing on the Metropolitan Expressway with a gun between her lips.

But things are moving forward, and Aomame does not yet know that she and Tengo are more closely bound than ever.

Tengo is searching for Aomame, and he must find her before this world's rules loosen up too much.

The final part of Murakami's gripping, sensational mystery story

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

1Q84: Book 3 by Haruki Murakami is the gripping finale of the author's bestselling masterpiece, and was shortlisted for the 2013 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. This spellbinding conclusion takes readers deeper into the intertwined destinies of Aomame and Tengo as they navigate a surreal parallel world where fantasy and reality blur.

At the end of Book Two, we left Aomame on the edge of despair, standing on the Metropolitan Expressway with a gun between her lips. Her mission to save the man she loves has placed her in grave danger, and the stakes have never been higher. As the relentless machinations of fate close in, she is unaware of how intimately her path is connected with that of Tengo.

Meanwhile, Tengo is on a desperate quest to find Aomame before the fragile fabric of this parallel world loosens beyond repair. His search is urgent, and he knows that he must reach her before anyone else does. Together, their stories converge in a heart-pounding climax that challenges the boundaries of their reality and the tenacity of their love.

Rich in metaphysical undertones and laden with Murakami’s signature blend of the fantastical and the mundane, 1Q84: Book 3 invites readers to explore themes of identity, destiny, and the search for truth in an ever-shifting universe. As the narrative threads weave seamlessly together, Murakami captivates with his unique storytelling prowess, making this book an unmissable conclusion to an extraordinary literary journey.

With its intricate plot, unforgettable characters, and thought-provoking philosophical inquiries, 1Q84: Book 3 stands as a testament to Haruki Murakami's mastery as a storyteller. Whether you are a long-time fan or a newcomer to his work, this book is certain to leave a lasting impression.

Series: 1Q84

View all
  • 1Q84
    1Q84 by Haruki Murakami is a mesmerising, epic, and utterly involving masterpiece that transports readers to an alternate reality mirroring our own but distinctly different. The year is 1984, but when Aomame, a fitness instructor with a knack for assassination, and Tengo, a mathematics teacher and aspiring novelist, begin to notice subtle but significant changes in their world, they realise...
    By Haruki Murakami
    Paperback
    $3499
    (1)
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • 1Q84: Books 1 and 2
    1Q84: Books 1 and 2 by Haruki Murakami transports readers to an alternate reality of Tokyo in the year 1Q84, a parallel existence that is eerily similar yet subtly different from our own. In this world, the sky holds two moons and mysterious events unfold that defy logical explanation. At the heart of this intriguing story are two characters whose...
    By Haruki Murakami
    Paperback
    $3600
    Elsewhere:
    $3999
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • 1Q84: Book 3
    1Q84: Book 3 by Haruki Murakami is the gripping finale of the author's bestselling masterpiece, and was shortlisted for the 2013 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. This spellbinding conclusion takes readers deeper into the intertwined destinies of Aomame and Tengo as they navigate a surreal parallel world where fantasy and reality blur. At the end of Book Two, we left Aomame...
    By Haruki Murakami
    Paperback
    Sold Out

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

1Q84: Book 3 by Haruki Murakami is praised as a sophisticated and accomplished novel, often deemed his best work, with an epic scope aligning form and content. It blends thriller elements with intellectual wit, earning comparisons to Stieg Larsson and Roberto Bolaño, and is recognised for its unique mix of literary styles and themes, switching seamlessly between the profound and the popular.

Book Hero reading reviews

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099549055

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 August 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 194.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 464

Collections

Dystopian Fiction Fiction General Fiction Haruki Murakami Literary Fiction Penguin Books Series: 1Q84

About the Author

In 1978, Haruki Murakami was 29 and running a jazz bar in downtown Tokyo. One April day, the impulse to write a novel came to him suddenly while watching a baseball game. That first novel, Hear the Wind Sing, won a new writers' award and was published the following year. More followed, including A Wild Sheep Chase and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, but it was Norwegian Wood, published in 1987, which turned Murakami from a writer into a phenomenon. His books became bestsellers, were translated into many languages, including English, and the door was thrown wide open to Murakami's unique and addictive fictional universe. Murakami writes with admirable discipline, producing ten pages a day, after which he runs ten kilometres (he began long-distance running in 1982 and has participated in numerous marathons and races), works on translations, and then reads, listens to records and cooks. His passions colour his non-fiction output, from What I Talk About When I Talk About Running to Absolutely On Music, and they also seep into his novels and short stories, providing quotidian moments in his otherwise freewheeling flights of imaginative inquiry. In works such as The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, 1Q84 and Men Without Women, his distinctive blend of the mysterious and the everyday, of melancholy and humour, continues to enchant readers, ensuring Murakami's place as one of the world's most acclaimed and well-loved writers.

Also by Haruki Murakami

View all
  • Norwegian Wood
    Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami is a hauntingly beautiful and enigmatic love story that catapulted the author into literary stardom in Japan and remains his best-selling novel worldwide. When Toru Watanabe hears his favourite Beatles song, he is instantly transported back to his university days in Tokyo, nearly twenty years prior. The melody brings forth a stream of vivid memories,...
    By Haruki Murakami
    Paperback
    $2300
    Elsewhere:
    $2600
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Kafka on the Shore
    Kafka on the Shore, a spellbinding novel by Haruki Murakami, weaves together a surreal and intricate narrative that transcends the boundaries of reality. The story is driven by two central characters whose journeys unfold in parallel yet mysteriously interconnected ways. Fifteen-year-old Kafka Tamura is determined to escape his father’s chilling prophecy, embarking on a quest to discover his own path...
    By Haruki Murakami
    Paperback
    $2400
    Elsewhere:
    $2699
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
    What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami is an enchanting blend of memoir, travelogue, and philosophical contemplation, offering readers a rare glimpse into the mind of this internationally acclaimed novelist. This captivating narrative delves into Murakami's journey as a runner and how it intertwines with his life as a writer, exploring the profound impact running...
    By Haruki Murakami
    Paperback
    $2600
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • The City and Its Uncertain Walls
    The breathtaking new novel about the boundaries between worlds and individuals, from the internationally bestselling author of 1Q84. STEP INTO THE CITY When a young man's girlfriend mysteriously vanishes, he sets his heart on finding the imaginary city where her true self lives. His search will lead him to take a job in a remote library with mysteries of its...
    By Haruki Murakami
    Hardback
    $4500
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
    In the surreal and captivating world of Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami, readers are taken on a whirlwind journey through parallel narratives that masterfully intertwine. The story follows an unnamed protagonist, who works as a "Calcutec," a human data processor and encryptor, in a futuristic Tokyo. His life starts to unravel as he is...
    By Haruki Murakami
    Paperback
    $2300
    Elsewhere:
    $2699
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • A Wild Sheep Chase
    Embark on an enigmatic journey with A Wild Sheep Chase, a compelling novel by Haruki Murakami that intricately weaves elements of the surreal with a stark portrayal of ordinary life. The narrative follows an unnamed protagonist, a Japanese advertising executive leading a monotonous existence reminiscent of a recurrent nightmare: a train to nowhere. His life abruptly takes an extraordinary turn...
    By Haruki Murakami
    Paperback
    $2500
    Elsewhere:
    $2699
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • The Elephant Vanishes
    In The Elephant Vanishes, Haruki Murakami masterfully weaves a collection of often surreal and always thought-provoking short stories that challenge the boundaries of reality and everyday life. Through his signature blend of the magical and the mundane, Murakami crafts a world where the ordinary becomes extraordinary and the unreal becomes familiar. These stories delve into the lives of seemingly average...
    By Haruki Murakami
    Paperback
    $2300
    Elsewhere:
    $2699
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Dance Dance Dance
    Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami is a mesmerising journey through a surreal landscape, where the mundane meets the extraordinary. The story follows a nameless narrator on a quest to uncover the mysteries that seem to weave through his life and those of the peculiar characters he encounters. Set against a backdrop of advanced capitalist society, the protagonist navigates a...
    By Haruki Murakami
    Paperback
    $2400
    Elsewhere:
    $2699
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
    Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami is a mesmerising anthology that delves deep into the surreal and the sublime. This collection of 24 short stories, originally published between 1981 and 2005, exemplifies Murakami's unique blend of magical realism, fantasy, and profound human insight. Within these pages, readers encounter a dazzling array of characters and scenarios: animated crows that bring...
    By Haruki Murakami
    Paperback
    $2500
    Elsewhere:
    $2699
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • The Strange Library
    Fully illustrated and beautifully designed, The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami is a unique and wonderfully eerie tale that promises to captivate and haunt the minds of readers. With Murakami’s characteristic blend of surrealism and dark whimsy, this novella has become a treasure for his fans and a testament to his storytelling genius. On his way home from school, a...
    By Haruki Murakami
    Hardback
    $3300
    Elsewhere:
    $3700
    Backorder
    Ships early December
  • The City and Its Uncertain Walls
    The breathtaking new novel about the boundaries between worlds and individuals, from the internationally bestselling author of 1Q84. Step into the City When a young man's girlfriend mysteriously vanishes, he sets his heart on finding the imaginary city where her true self lives. His search will lead him to take a job in a remote library with mysteries of its...
    By Haruki Murakami
    Paperback
    $2800
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • On Sale
    19% off
    Novelist as a Vocation
    Thoughts and advice on the creative writing process from an international master of literature. Words have power. Yet that power must be rooted in truth and justice. Words must never stand apart from those principles. You end this collection...vowing to never let life, or writing, get so complicated again — Guardian Readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist...
    By Haruki Murakami
    Paperback
    $2600
    Elsewhere:
    $3500
    In Stock
    Ships today

Browse lists from our team

The Latest at Book Hero

View all

More from General Fiction

View all
  • Lizzy's Pick Lizzy's Pick
    Yesteryear
    A BOLD AND BITING SATIRE. WILL HAVE YOU GASPING TO THE FINAL PAGE — Nita Prose WICKEDLY FUNNY, BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN AND FRIGHTENINGLY PERCEPTIVE — Abigail Dean INVENTIVE, ADDICTIVE, A WILD RIDE — Ashley Audrain SHOT THROUGH WITH HUMOUR AND LACED WITH DARKNESS — Clare Mackintosh The Stepford Wives meets The Handmaid's Tale — Hannah Deitch My name was Natalie Heller...
    By Caro Claire Burke
    Paperback
    $2999
    Elsewhere:
    $3699
    (3)
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Dylan's Pick Dylan's Pick
    Theo of Golden
    THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING PHENOMENON'For anything to be truly good, there must be love in it. Nothing is what it's supposed to be if love is not at the core.' One morning, a stranger arrives in the town of Golden. No one knows who he is or where he came from…His name is Theo and he's arrived there by chance –...
    By Allen Levi
    Paperback
    $2899
    Elsewhere:
    $3499
    (6)
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • The Wedding People
    'BEST READ OF THE YEAR SO FAR' THE TIMES 'BOOKS AS FUN AS THIS ONE ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN' GUARDIAN Phoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel in Rhode Island wearing her best dress and least comfortable shoes. Immediately she is mistaken for one of the wedding people — but she's actually the only guest at the Cornwall...
    By Alison Espach
    Paperback
    $2399
    Elsewhere:
    $2799
    (3)
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • New Release
    A Court of Splintered Harmony
    Romance, danger, and intrigue await you in the breathtaking sixth book in the #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series.What was broken will be remade.Deep in the heart of the continent, Koschei the Deathless is stirring. Though he's been bound to a mountain lake for millennia, the insidious threat of his return now spreads across the Fae territories,...
    By Sarah J. Maas
    Paperback
    $3199
    Elsewhere:
    $3699
    (2)
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • New Release
    Threshing Day
    The next book in the blockbuster Empyrean series, Threshing Day contains thirteen stories starring your favorite characters and their dragons. The deluxe first edition includes sixteen beautiful original full-color illustrations by artist Joe Requeza.    Rebecca Yarros is the #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of over twenty novels, including Fourth Wing and In the...
    By Rebecca Yarros
    Hardback
    $6999
    (2)
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Throne of Glass Box Set (Paperback)
    Enter the realm. Unleash the darkness. Live the legend. Discover the worldwide phenomenon of the #1 New York Times-bestselling Throne of Glass series in this gorgeous 8-book box set! In a land without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She has no love for the vicious king who rules from his throne of glass, but she has not...
    By Sarah J. Maas
    Set
    $12400
    Elsewhere:
    $15500
    (6)
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Assassin’s Apprentice
    Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb marks the beginning of an extraordinary adventure in the rich and immersive world of the Six Duchies. Set against the backdrop of a kingdom teetering on the brink of civil war, this gripping tale introduces readers to FitzChivalry Farseer, a royal bastard whose existence threatens the stability of the crown. When the crown prince's secret...
    By Robin Hobb
    Paperback
    $1900
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • A Court of Thorns and Roses Paperback Box Set (5 books)
    All five of the Court of Thorns and Roses paperbacks packaged together in a gorgeous box set. "Passionate, violent, sexy and daring." —USA TODAY on A Court of Thorns and Roses Feyre is a huntress. The skin of a wolf would bring enough gold to feed her sisters for a month. But the life of a magical creature comes at...
    By Sarah J. Maas
    Set
    $9999
    Elsewhere:
    $12495
    (4)
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Lizzy's Pick Lizzy's Pick
    John of John
    The stunning new novel from the Booker Prize-winning, Sunday Times-bestselling author of Shuggie Bain and Young Mungo.'John of John has the emotional range and sense of sympathy of his earlier books, but this book is special, it has an urgency, an immediacy, a brilliant sense of place, the drama of fierce emotion repressed, concealed and volcanically exposed' - Colm Tóibín'To read John of John is to move to...
    By Douglas Stuart
    Paperback
    $3099
    Elsewhere:
    $3800
    (4)
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • A Court of Wings and Ruin
    The third instalment of the GLOBAL PHENOMENON, romantic fantasy epic and TikTok sensation, ACOTAR. From multi-million and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas. In A Court of Wings and Ruin, the gripping third book of the ACOTAR series, Feyre Archeron faces the ultimate battle for her world. Having returned to the Spring Court, she is determined to gather...
    By Sarah J. Maas
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    (1)
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Shirl's Pick Shirl's Pick
    The Things We Never Say
    Internationally bestselling and prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout's new novel tells the story of a chance incident in a man's life—a poignant meditation on loneliness, friendship, and free will in a capsizing world. Artie Dam is a man with a secret. He spends his days teaching history to high schoolers, expanding their young minds, correcting their casual cruelties, and lending a...
    By Elizabeth Strout
    Hardback
    $3200
    Elsewhere:
    $3800
    (6)
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • A Court of Mist and Fury
    A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas continues Feyre Archeron's epic journey in the world of the High Fae. Having survived the brutal trials under the Mountain, Feyre returns to the Spring Court. Though she now possesses the immortal powers of the High Fae, the traumatic experiences have left scars on her human heart. Haunted by the...
    By Sarah J. Maas
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    (1)
    In Stock
    Ships today

Why buy from us?

Book Hero is not a chain store or big box retailer. We're an independent 100% NZ-owned business on a mission to help more Kiwis rediscover a love of books and reading!

Service & Delivery

Service & Delivery

Our warehouse in Auckland holds over 190,000 books, toys, board games and puzzles in-stock so you're not waiting for your order to arrive from overseas.

Auckland Bookstore

Auckland Bookstore

We're primarily an online store, but for your convenience you can pick up your order for free from our bookstore, which is right next door to our warehouse in Hobsonville.

Our Gifting Service

Our Gifting Service

Books make wonderful thoughtful gifts and we're here to help with gift-wrapping and cards. We can even send your gift directly to your loved one.