The Astral Library
Format:Hardback
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Published:26th Feb '26
Should be back in stock very soon
This hardback is available in another edition too:
- Paperback£9.99(9780008806248)

A new fantastical adventure novel from the #1 bestselling author; A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
*Special Collector’s Edition will be available to the first UK print run only! Revealing a beautiful foil on board design beneath the dust jacket. Make sure to pre-order your copy. Available while stocks last**Special Collector’s Edition will be available to the first UK print run only! Revealing a beautiful foil on board design beneath the dust jacket. Make sure to pre-order your copy. Available while stocks last*
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…
'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. With a cheeky heroine you’ll root for from page one, this is bound to be one of the biggest books of the year' Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author
'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
ISBN: 9780008804046
Dimensions: 240mm x 159mm x 30mm
Weight: 500g
384 pages