The Starless Sea

The Starless SeaNATIONAL BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of The Night Circus, a timeless love story set in a secret underground worlda place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships that sail upon a starless sea. Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the stacks. As he turns the pages, entranced by tales of lovelorn prisoners, key collectors, and nameless acolytes, he reads something strange: a

she must search within herself as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life

a touch of suspense

They're completely shielded from the troubles of the world

Doerr’s “stunning sense of physical detail and gorgeous metaphors” (San Francisco Chronicle) are dazzling

But as Beth hones her skills on the professional circuit

every hypomanic episode (from worrying about selling out under capitalism to enforcing union rules on her Netflix TV show set to protect her health)

"A glorious escape into a world where witchcraft has dwindled to a memory of women's magic

With Grace gleefully haunting the halls

As their lives unfold against the background of free love and Vietnam

toiling away at grading labs and teaching thermodynamics in the hopes of landing tenure

“this is minimalist maximalism

and ultimately hopeful” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) novel inscribes Black American grief and joy into the very land—the rich but unforgiving forests