This is a beautifully written, very original novel. There are actually two stories being told, the first about a girl named January who finds doors into alternate worlds, the second, a narrative she reads in a mysterious book. January's story is so interesting I wanted to read more about her than about the secondary story, but the two dovetail wonderfully about three quarters of the way through. It's a memorable book, with strong emotional scenes concerning love, family, and finding home, and plenty of action throughout.
"A gorgeous, aching love letter to stories, storytellers, and the doors they lead us through...absolutely enchanting."—Christina Henry, bestselling author of Alice and Lost Boys
LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER! Finalist for the 2020 Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Awards.
In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book in this captivating and lyrical debut.
In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely…
Many of us read this book in high school. I read it this year because I'd been given a copy. I was honestly amazed. Written in 1953, it holds up marvelously well. There are, of course, some dated references, but I came away astonished by Bradbury's ability to anticipate the future, not just concerning devices such as wall-sized TV screens, but in his depiction of a culture fixated on entertainment. It's especially relevant to our iPhone generation. And no one writes like Ray Bradbury. It's a short, easy read, though the 60th anniversary edition has a number of extra articles and essays written about the book, including some by Bradbury explaining how and why he wrote it.
The hauntingly prophetic classic novel set in a not-too-distant future where books are burned by a special task force of firemen.
Over 1 million copies sold in the UK.
Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of all discord and unhappiness. Even so, Montag is unhappy; there is discord in his marriage. Are books hidden in his house? The Mechanical Hound of the Fire Department, armed with a lethal hypodermic, escorted by helicopters, is ready to track down those dissidents who defy society to preserve and read books.
In some ways this book reminded me of my own novel, "The High House," in that the hero exists in a mysterious, seemingly infinite house filled with thousands of statues. He doesn't know how he got there or how anything works, and as he meets other people, doesn't know who are his friends, and who his enemies. It's a thoughtful, different sort of book, one whose imagery may stay with you for some time.
Winner of the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction A SUNDAY TIMES & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The spectacular new novel from the bestselling author of JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL, 'one of our greatest living authors' NEW YORK MAGAZINE __________________________________ Piranesi lives in the House. Perhaps he always has.
In his notebooks, day after day, he makes a clear and careful record of its wonders: the labyrinth of halls, the thousands upon thousands of statues, the tides that thunder up staircases, the clouds that move in slow procession through the upper halls. On Tuesdays and Fridays Piranesi sees his friend,…
The infinite house, Evenmere, is the mechanism that runs the universe. The lamps must be lit or the stars die, the clocks wound or Time ceases. The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved or Existence crumbles.
Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the house’s strange rules, traveling its winding corridors and secret passages to the myriad countries lying within its walls. He has little time to act; the Anarchists have seized control of the Doors; the Black River is rising; the Eternity Clock is running down. His actions will determine the fate of Reality. But his enemies are strong, and the Room of Horrors is never far from him.
