Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart. True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus performers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead.

Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love-a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands. The Night Circus travels the world as the challenge unfolds over the course of the next several years. Without wanting to sound to pretentious, the experience of reading the book has the feeling of exploring the circus itself leisurely admiring every aspect as it comes until you complete your circuit and finally understand the full layout.While I was reading The Night Circus I never felt rushed. That same night, the Murray twins are born.

Marco turns the elaborate bonfire-lighting ceremony into a secret ritual that binds all the participants to the circus. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. The circus opens at dusk just outside of London in October of 1886. But 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. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. 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.

She has a degree in Theater from Smith College and lives in Massachusetts. Her books have won Alex, Locus & Dragon Awards and have been published in dozens of languages. Book Summary :The circus arrives without warning. Erin Morgenstern is the New York Times bestselling author of THE NIGHT CIRCUS (one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time) and THE STARLESS SEA.

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern