The Astral Library
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The Astral Library
The Astral Library
Have you ever wished you could live inside a book?
A new fantastical adventure novel from the #1 bestselling author
The Astral Library follows Alix Watson, who 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 Holmesβ London as danger closes in β¦
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780008806231
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 26 February 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: HarperCollins
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 270g
Pages: 384
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About the Author
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 San Diego with three rescue dogs.
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