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The Astral Library
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The Astral Library

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

Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are doors to new worlds.

Alix Watson 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 …

(P)2026 HarperCollins Publishers Action & Adventure Coming of Age Fantasy Genre Fiction Science Fiction Time Travel

Critic reviews

Praise for Kate Quinn:

‘Recommend it to all lovers of smart historical fiction’ Booklist

‘Exciting … historical fiction fans will be riveted’ Publishers Weekly

‘Readers looking for a new and unique viewpoint of World War II with a mystery to solve and a light touch of romance will dive deep into this story’ Library Journal

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