“Erin Morgenstern has created the circus I have always longed for and she has populated it with dueling love-struck magicians, precocious kittens, hyper-elegant displays of beauty and complicated clocks.

Unbeknownst to them both, this is a game in which only one can be left standing. Despite the high stakes, Celia and Marco soon tumble headfirst into love, setting off a domino effect of dangerous consequences, and leaving the lives of everyone, from the performers to the patrons, hanging in the balance. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.īut behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway: a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. defies both genres and expectations.' - The Boston Globe

Two starcrossed magicians engage in a deadly game of cunning in the spellbinding novel that captured the world's imagination.

Whitney Spotts, Schuler Books & Music, Lansing, MI I adored diving into Morgenstern's mesmerizing world and mourned when I reached the end.”

The real conflict arises when the two realize how the competition is meant to end and they set about trying to change their predestined fate. What is meant to be a battle of magical skills evolves into something much deeper as apprentices Celia and Marco enchant not only the circus around them, but also each other. When two competing magicians lay a wager as to which can mold the more powerful protege, they opt to use a fantastical traveling wonderland - The Night Circus - as the venue for the competition. “This elegant debut is a striking example of a nostalgic yet modern fairy tale. Nancy Simpson-Brice, The Book Vault, Oskaloosa, IA September 2011 Indie Next List This is the type of book that should be debated over cups of coffee-grown-cold, long, long into the night! Highly recommended.”

Share the amazement! You will become consumed by this story until the very last word. However one describes it, it is definitely an exercise in imagination of the finest type. “The Night Circus can be described in so many ways It's a love story, a mystery, a fairy tale.

The night circus paperback