The Astral Library

*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 … ‘Quinn infuses her first fantasy with a joyful love for libraries and their custodians […] It’s charm is boundless' SFX MagazineAuthor: Quinn, Kate,author Contributors: Quinn, Kate,author Binding: hardcover Publication Date: Release Date: Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language Published/Release Date: 26 Feb 2026 Bic Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fantasy, Romance bicCode: Format: Hardback Publisher/Studio/Brand: HarperCollins Publishers Author/Director/Artist: Kate Quinn Dimension (cm): 240x159x30 mm Package Dimension (cm): 31x242x161 mm Item Weight (g): 500 Package Weight (g): 500