The Starless Sea: The Sunday Times bestseller and TikTok sensation from the author of The Night Circus

The spellbinding Sunday Times bestseller.

THE TIKTOK SENSATION

When Zachary Rawlins discovers a mysterious book in his university library, he is unsettled to find a story from his own childhood written inside it. The book leads him to a masquerade ball, a secretive collectors’ society and, at last, to a vast underground harbour filled with books, doors, myths and lost stories.

Beneath the surface of the world lies the Harbor on the Starless Sea, a place of hidden libraries, painted doors, lovers divided by time and stories that rewrite themselves across centuries. But the Harbor is fragile, and Zachary’s search for answers becomes part of a much older struggle over who may enter, who may preserve stories and who may control them.

The Starless Sea is a lyrical fantasy novel about books, hidden worlds, fate, love and the power of storytelling. Dreamlike, romantic and intricate, it is a magical read for anyone drawn to libraries, secret doors and stories within stories.

'Enchanting read... an ode to stories and storytelling itself, and the joy of reading' Guardian

'Spellbinding' Daily Mirror

'A magical mix of quests and fables...beautifully written' Heat