In The Starless Sea, Morgenstern illustrates again that she is a masterful fantasy storyteller. Determined to discover how his story was included in a book that is clearly older than he is, Zachary begins a journey that will lead him to an exclusive literary themed masquerade ball in New York City secret societies tucked away in quiet neighborhoods and a labyrinthine library buried deep within the earth, where guardians protect the stories that we all know and love. When Zachary reads this book, he finds within its pages an event from his childhood, something that happened that he has never forgotten, and yet, has never told anyone else about it. It is a slim volume, with a faded burgundy cover and the final remaining remnants of gold imprinting on the spine and cover. While taking a break from the videogames that regularly dominate his personal and research time, he finds a book misshelved in the university library. Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont pursuing his Master’s Degree in Emerging Media Studies. And now, with The Starless Sea, that wait is over. The Night Circus became an almost instant classic and readers have been anxiously waiting for Morgenstern’s next novel. As the competition proceeds, something unexpected happens: the apprentices fall in love, but what neither of them knows is at the end of this challenge, there can be only one survivor. The arena for the competition is the wondrous Night Circus, where each apprentice creates and enhances the shows and performances using magic. Each selects an apprentice, whom they then raise and train to compete. In 2011, Erin Morgenstern made an unforgettable impression on readers with her debut novel, The Night Circus, which is about a challenge between two ancient beings.

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