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# Magical, immersive fantasy world New York Times bestseller & top ranks Trade paperback format The Night Circus: A Novel

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## Key Features

- • **Timeless Storytelling:** Erin Morgenstern’s intricate narrative blends 19th-century charm with modern fantasy, making it a perfect escape for the sophisticated millennial reader.
- • **Cult Classic Atmosphere:** Join the exclusive community of 'Reveurs'—devoted fans who follow the mysterious Night Circus and its spellbinding secrets.
- • **Award-Winning Bestseller:** Ranked #37 in Historical Fantasy and #148 in Literary Fiction, a must-have for discerning readers craving critically acclaimed stories.
- • **Enchanting Trade Paperback:** Beautifully designed cover that mirrors the novel’s magical essence, perfect for your bookshelf or coffee table display.
- • **Immersive Fantasy Experience:** Dive into a surreal, dreamlike world where magic, romance, and mystery intertwine, captivating your imagination from start to finish.

## Overview

The Night Circus is a critically acclaimed trade paperback novel by Erin Morgenstern, celebrated for its richly imaginative and surreal storytelling. A New York Times bestseller, it ranks highly in Historical Fantasy and Literary Fiction categories. The novel weaves a complex tale of two magicians locked in a mysterious duel within a magical circus that appears only at night, blending romance, danger, and fantasy into an unforgettable reading experience.

## Description

desertcart.com: The Night Circus: A Novel: 9780307744432: Morgenstern, Erin: Books

Review: A Magical Circus. Surreal. Dreamlike. Captivating. - A friend recommended this book to me. I had not read anything by this author, but I decided to try it after reading a few reviews. “The Night Circus” is a New York Times best seller and has had many rave reviews. Of course, there are always some readers out there who have no taste for this type of fantasy. I was glad I took the plunge and bought this book. I loved it! . The Night Circus is magical, surreal and utterly captivating. Originally, I bought the book on Audible. I was hooked by the Audible version. The narrator, Jim Dale, is excellent. He made the characters come alive and pulled me deeply into the story. I enjoyed the Audible version so much that I bought the paperback, from desertcart, as well. Incidentally, the paperback cover is beautifully done and is in keeping with the magic within. What a gorgeous paperback! Erin Morgenstern takes the reader on a journey of the imagination, a disorienting but exhilarating ride that juxtapositions reality and fantasy. It is like a fairytale that is set in the late 19th century. It could almost be one of Hans Christian Anderson’s tales, but it is certainly more intense and intricate. The circus suddenly appears in a field. A small boy, Bailey, waits for it to open, but he reads a sign that says it is only open at night. He thinks that is odd, so he hangs around the gate and sneaks in. He keeps coming back to the circus and is befriended by the twins Poppet and Widget who perform tricks with kittens. He is obsessed with the circus and feels like this is his real home. His family does not approve of his obsession with the circus, so Bailey has to sneak out at night when his whole family is sleeping. He meets a group of “Reveurs” or dreamers who follow the magical circus wherever it goes. He ponders whether he can run can away from home and even join the circus. The magician, Hector Bowen, Prospero the Enchanter, is surprised when he finds he has a daughter, Celia, and must care for her. He sees Celia’s potential in the art of illusion and trains her as a magician. In another location, Mr. A. H., the Man in the Gray Suit, rescues a young boy, Marco, from an orphanage and spends years training him in the magical arts. Celia and Marco are being trained for a challenge, a game in which they do not know the rules and do not know whom they are competing against. Every move they make affects all the people in the circus. Marco knows who Celia is and understands the game they are playing before she does. He starts playing tricks on her, but when she realizes Marco is her opponent in the challenge, she uses her powers to block his magic. They both work hard to increase their individual powers and defeat the other challenger. Marco and Celia, fight for control over the circus, a fight that will lead to death for one of them. However, as the years pass, they fall in love. They both want to give up the game and be together. When they see that is not possible, they each want to die and let the other live. Towards the end of the book, they know they have to break the rules of the game. Marco jumps into the circus bonfire, a bonfire that continually burns in the middle of the circus. Celia jumps in with him, and they become the core of the circus. They are neither dead nor alive, but they are together eternally. The competition is a draw; neither side wins the game. The circus is like an intricate clock that has to work perfectly, just like the large magical circus clock that is at the center of the circus and is essential to the circus’ operation. However, Frederick Thessien, the clock maker, is murdered. Mr. A.H., The Man in the Gray Suit, blames Hector Bowen, Prospero the Enchanter, for the murder. Marco and Celia stop playing the game, and the circus contortionist, Tsukiko, officially ends the challenge. The circus starts to fall apart and the performers hurry to catch the train that will take them elsewhere. Bailey had packed a few possessions and planned on running away from home to join the circus that night, but he took too long to get ready to go. When he finally reached the field where the circus had been, he found only the empty field. The circus had left town without him. Does that circus still exist somewhere or was it all a dream? Magic, danger, romance, jealousy, hate, and love are all here in this remarkable book. The characters are magnificent and memorable. I got so deeply into the twists and turns of the plot that I did not want to put the book down.
Review: Fantastic Imagery, light on character development - "The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not." While the opening does a great job at grabbing your attention, it took me a few chapters to get to where I felt like I could finish this book. The blurb on the cover of the book is actually very misleading. While there are two magicians locked in a duel, it is not that simple. There is much more to the story and I feel like those who read the jacket would assume this novel is something entirely different and color their thoughts on the story. It is a delightful story, set in a world that you will most certainly wish to inhabit after reading. I know all of the other reviews will give you a rundown of the story; I do not always like to do that in my reviews because I want to tell readers how I felt about the book. Therefore, there will be no story synopsis here- The story itself starts slowly, and though Morgenstern creates an air of mystery with her atmosphere, more character development would have served her much better. Much of the book I found myself wondering what was going on and while some authors can master the time jumps and split narratives, I found this to be a little confusing. The story would have more flow, if she had stuck to a straight narrative. I would have liked the action picked up much earlier, not ten years into the competition. However, I love all types of writing, but the one I love the most is the kind where the author does such a great job at creating imagery that the reader feels a part of the world in which the story takes place. Eric Morgenstern does a fantastic job at creating a world, where the reader can almost feel the warmth of the bonfire, smell the cinnamon thingamajigs and hear the sounds of the circus. Her excellent vision for her world is part of what makes this book worth reading. While, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, I did feel like there was something missing. I feel like the characters I was supposed to care about did not really ignite with me until towards the end of the story. I think I wanted to know more about them, more about how they felt as all of this was going on. I think that if I were in the same situation that the main protagonists found themselves in I would have reacted much differently. Marco and Celia seemed to be content, up until the very end, to be puppets for two very strange and detached men. With all of that said, I will miss Le Cirque des Rêves. I will miss the atmosphere that Morgenstern created and I was just starting to become attached to the characters, I wish she had made me love them earlier in the book. Truthfully, that information on the book jacket rather spoils something that the reader should have been left to discover along with the characters

## Features

- Trade paperback

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #3,070 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #37 in Historical Fantasy (Books) #148 in Literary Fiction (Books) #187 in Romantic Fantasy (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 52,744 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Magical Circus. Surreal. Dreamlike. Captivating.
*by T***4 on November 17, 2020*

A friend recommended this book to me. I had not read anything by this author, but I decided to try it after reading a few reviews. “The Night Circus” is a New York Times best seller and has had many rave reviews. Of course, there are always some readers out there who have no taste for this type of fantasy. I was glad I took the plunge and bought this book. I loved it! . The Night Circus is magical, surreal and utterly captivating. Originally, I bought the book on Audible. I was hooked by the Audible version. The narrator, Jim Dale, is excellent. He made the characters come alive and pulled me deeply into the story. I enjoyed the Audible version so much that I bought the paperback, from Amazon, as well. Incidentally, the paperback cover is beautifully done and is in keeping with the magic within. What a gorgeous paperback! Erin Morgenstern takes the reader on a journey of the imagination, a disorienting but exhilarating ride that juxtapositions reality and fantasy. It is like a fairytale that is set in the late 19th century. It could almost be one of Hans Christian Anderson’s tales, but it is certainly more intense and intricate. The circus suddenly appears in a field. A small boy, Bailey, waits for it to open, but he reads a sign that says it is only open at night. He thinks that is odd, so he hangs around the gate and sneaks in. He keeps coming back to the circus and is befriended by the twins Poppet and Widget who perform tricks with kittens. He is obsessed with the circus and feels like this is his real home. His family does not approve of his obsession with the circus, so Bailey has to sneak out at night when his whole family is sleeping. He meets a group of “Reveurs” or dreamers who follow the magical circus wherever it goes. He ponders whether he can run can away from home and even join the circus. The magician, Hector Bowen, Prospero the Enchanter, is surprised when he finds he has a daughter, Celia, and must care for her. He sees Celia’s potential in the art of illusion and trains her as a magician. In another location, Mr. A. H., the Man in the Gray Suit, rescues a young boy, Marco, from an orphanage and spends years training him in the magical arts. Celia and Marco are being trained for a challenge, a game in which they do not know the rules and do not know whom they are competing against. Every move they make affects all the people in the circus. Marco knows who Celia is and understands the game they are playing before she does. He starts playing tricks on her, but when she realizes Marco is her opponent in the challenge, she uses her powers to block his magic. They both work hard to increase their individual powers and defeat the other challenger. Marco and Celia, fight for control over the circus, a fight that will lead to death for one of them. However, as the years pass, they fall in love. They both want to give up the game and be together. When they see that is not possible, they each want to die and let the other live. Towards the end of the book, they know they have to break the rules of the game. Marco jumps into the circus bonfire, a bonfire that continually burns in the middle of the circus. Celia jumps in with him, and they become the core of the circus. They are neither dead nor alive, but they are together eternally. The competition is a draw; neither side wins the game. The circus is like an intricate clock that has to work perfectly, just like the large magical circus clock that is at the center of the circus and is essential to the circus’ operation. However, Frederick Thessien, the clock maker, is murdered. Mr. A.H., The Man in the Gray Suit, blames Hector Bowen, Prospero the Enchanter, for the murder. Marco and Celia stop playing the game, and the circus contortionist, Tsukiko, officially ends the challenge. The circus starts to fall apart and the performers hurry to catch the train that will take them elsewhere. Bailey had packed a few possessions and planned on running away from home to join the circus that night, but he took too long to get ready to go. When he finally reached the field where the circus had been, he found only the empty field. The circus had left town without him. Does that circus still exist somewhere or was it all a dream? Magic, danger, romance, jealousy, hate, and love are all here in this remarkable book. The characters are magnificent and memorable. I got so deeply into the twists and turns of the plot that I did not want to put the book down.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic Imagery, light on character development
*by J***. on January 19, 2013*

"The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not." While the opening does a great job at grabbing your attention, it took me a few chapters to get to where I felt like I could finish this book. The blurb on the cover of the book is actually very misleading. While there are two magicians locked in a duel, it is not that simple. There is much more to the story and I feel like those who read the jacket would assume this novel is something entirely different and color their thoughts on the story. It is a delightful story, set in a world that you will most certainly wish to inhabit after reading. I know all of the other reviews will give you a rundown of the story; I do not always like to do that in my reviews because I want to tell readers how I felt about the book. Therefore, there will be no story synopsis here- The story itself starts slowly, and though Morgenstern creates an air of mystery with her atmosphere, more character development would have served her much better. Much of the book I found myself wondering what was going on and while some authors can master the time jumps and split narratives, I found this to be a little confusing. The story would have more flow, if she had stuck to a straight narrative. I would have liked the action picked up much earlier, not ten years into the competition. However, I love all types of writing, but the one I love the most is the kind where the author does such a great job at creating imagery that the reader feels a part of the world in which the story takes place. Eric Morgenstern does a fantastic job at creating a world, where the reader can almost feel the warmth of the bonfire, smell the cinnamon thingamajigs and hear the sounds of the circus. Her excellent vision for her world is part of what makes this book worth reading. While, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, I did feel like there was something missing. I feel like the characters I was supposed to care about did not really ignite with me until towards the end of the story. I think I wanted to know more about them, more about how they felt as all of this was going on. I think that if I were in the same situation that the main protagonists found themselves in I would have reacted much differently. Marco and Celia seemed to be content, up until the very end, to be puppets for two very strange and detached men. With all of that said, I will miss Le Cirque des Rêves. I will miss the atmosphere that Morgenstern created and I was just starting to become attached to the characters, I wish she had made me love them earlier in the book. Truthfully, that information on the book jacket rather spoils something that the reader should have been left to discover along with the characters

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Favorite Book!!
*by I***A on October 11, 2025*

This is one, If not my favorite book of all time. This book surprised me by touching my soul in a way I wasn't anticipating. It does not mean this will be the same for every reader, but it did for me. With that being said, this book builds its world with beautiful prose and magical realism. This comes at a cost of a slower pace. A lot of emotions and relationships are built in subtext and the passage of time, things that can be easily missed by the reader and make them feel as if things just happen. It isn't a loud or in your face sort of book. It's a book made with the slow, subtle burn of life and the small things that can get lost between the cracks if one doesn't stop and contemplate. **Potential Spoiler Area That Goes Into Depth** This book states that there's a fierce competition between two magical illusionist, which is...sort of true? It's more like a slow-building competition of endurance, ingenuity, and skill. The rules and the endgame of the competition are not straightforward to the main characters nor to the reader. Magic is real in this world. Some is innate, some is learned, some are showy, and some are invisible. In this sense, it's a bit like the soft magic system of Harry Potter wherein how they do magic is never really explained, but here it is explained that anyone can do magic if they are taught, unlike Harry Potter. With that said, the magic performed is well done! What the character is doing and how their magic interacts with the world around it is very easy to imagine compared to many other books that I have read. The story is told in multiple POVs with chapters typically taking place in different locations and different times. We follow three different groups of people, the main two characters, three children, and you, the reader, all taking place at different times to an extent. This book is slower paced than books like Caraval. It focuses more on setting the scene and the world building that the circus exists in. I could smell and taste the foods (it made me so hungry), I could hear the people in the background moving about and talking, I could see the rooms and tents and practically walk with the characters. While people may state that the pacing is too slow, I feel as though it was to make room for building the world with beautiful prose and allowing yourself to get lost in it. After all, the circus itself is its own character and the characters who inhabit that circus come from very distinct places.

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