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The Astral Library

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Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are doors to new worlds. 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... Read More
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The Astral Library

Have you ever wished you could live inside a book?

A new fantastical adventure novel from the #1 bestselling author

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Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are doors to new worlds.

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 Holmes’ London as danger closes in …

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

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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