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The astral library [sound recording] : a novel / Kate Quinn.

Quinn, Kate, (author,, narrator.). Maarleveld, Saskia, (narrator.).

Summary:

"Alexandria 'Alix' Watson has learned one lesson from her barren childhood in the foster-care system: books will never let you down, unlike people. Working three dead-end jobs to make ends meet and knowing college is a pipe dream, Alix takes nightly refuge in the high-vaulted reading room at the Boston Public Library, escaping into her favorite fantasy novels and dreaming of far-off lands. Until the day she stumbles through a hidden door and meets the Librarian: the ageless, acerbic guardian of a hidden library where the desperate and the lost escape to new lives inside their favorite books." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063244832
  • ISBN: 0063244837
  • Physical Description: 8 audio discs (555 minutes) ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Harper Audio, [2026]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes a bonus conversation with Kate Quinn, Saskia Maaleveld, and Tessa Woodward (editor of The Astral Library).
Title from web page.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Kate Quinn and Saskia Maarleveld.
System Details Note:
Compact disc
Subject:
Libraries > Fiction.
Librarians > Fiction.
Books and reading > Fiction.
Genre:
Portal fantasy fiction.
Audiobooks.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 10 of 12 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

Holds

  • 3 current holds with 12 total copies.
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Madison Main Library AUDB QUI 8CD (Text) 30229101438678 Adult Audiobook Available -

Accessibility Features

Summary: "Alexandria 'Alix' Watson has learned one lesson from her barren childhood in the foster-care system: books will never let you down, unlike people. Working three dead-end jobs to make ends meet and knowing college is a pipe dream, Alix takes nightly refuge in the high-vaulted reading room at the Boston Public Library, escaping into her favorite fantasy novels and dreaming of far-off lands. Until the day she stumbles through a hidden door and meets the Librarian: the ageless, acerbic guardian of a hidden library where the desperate and the lost escape to new lives inside their favorite books." -- Provided by publisher.