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The Astral Library

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This audiobook contains a special bonus conversation between author Kate Quinn and narrator Saskia Maarleveld.

A GOODREADS READERS' FAVOURITE OF 2026 SO FAR

Welcome to the Astral Library, where books open up new worlds…

Alix Watson knows one thing: unlike people, books will never let her down.

Night after night she takes refuge in the Boston Public Library, shutting out the struggle to make ends meet with her favorite fantasy novels.

Then she stumbles through a hidden door and is transported to the Astral Library, where the lost find sanctuary in stories.

But when a shadowy enemy threatens to destroy the library, Alix must flee through Jane Austen’s Regency world and Sherlock Holmes’ London as danger closes in…

‘A bookish delight, with a heroine readers will root for … Give to fans of Matt Haig's The Midnight Library’ Booklist

‘Quinn infuses her first fantasy with a joyful love for libraries and their custodians … Its charm is boundless’ SFX Magazine

Critics Review

'A bookish delight, with a heroine readers will root for … Give to fans of Matt Haig's The Midnight Library' Booklist
‘Quinn infuses her first fantasy with a joyful love for libraries and their custodians … Its charm is boundless' SFX Magazine
'If you’ve ever wished to tumble straight into your favorite novel, here’s your chance … Bound to be one of the biggest books of the year' Sarah Penner
‘Bookworms will be enchanted’ Publishers Weekly
‘[Those] who long to disappear into a secret book world will enjoy the escape in this love letter to public libraries’ Kirkus Reviews
Author Kate Quinn
Narrator Kate Quinn, Saskia Maarleveld
Duration 9 hours and 15 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9780008804060
Format Audiobook
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Genre Contemporary fantasy, Humorous fiction, Romance: fantasy and paranormal, Speculative fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE

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