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A debut novel full of magic, adventure, and romance, The Book of Doors opens up a thrilling world of contemporary fantasy for readers of The Midnight Library, The Invisible Life of Addie Larue, The Night Circus, and any modern story that mixes the wonder of the unknown with just a tinge of darkness.
Cassie Andrews works in a New York City bookshop, shelving books, making coffee for customers, and living an unassuming, ordinary life. Until the day one of her favorite customers--a lonely yet charming old man--dies right in front of her. Cassie is devastated. She always loved his stories, and now she has nothing to remember him by. Nothing but the last book he was reading.
But this is no ordinary book...
It is the Book of Doors.
Inscribed with enigmatic words and mysterious drawings, it promises Cassie that any door is every door. You just need to know how to open them.
Then she's approached by a gaunt stranger in a rumpled black suit with a Scottish brogue who calls himself Drummond Fox. He's a librarian who keeps watch over a unique set of rare volumes. The tome now in Cassie's possession is not the only book with great power, but it is the one most coveted by those who collect them.
Now Cassie is being hunted by those few who know of the Special Books. With only her roommate Izzy to confide in, she has to decide if she will help the mysterious and haunted Drummond protect the Book of Doors--and the other books in his secret library's care--from those who will do evil. Because only Drummond knows where the unique library is and only Cassie's book can get them there.
But there are those willing to kill to obtain those secrets. And a dark force--in the form of a shadowy, sadistic woman--is at the very top of that list.
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Brown debuts with a riveting tale of adventure, magic, and the long process of grieving. Cassie Andrews, a mild-mannered bookseller in New York City, inherits the mysterious eponymous volume from a deceased customer. Discovering its magical ability to transport her to any place she envisions, Cassie, accompanied by her spirited roommate, Izzy, embarks on an adventure. However, as they realize the perilous potential of the book, they find themselves entangled with an enigmatic man known as the Librarian, who protects a collection of similarly magical books, and pursued by malevolent forces seeking the power of the Book of Doors and all the other volumes like it. Brown conjures a magical atmosphere that filters through even the plot's more mundane moments while also expertly handling difficult themes of loss and pain. With an endearingly quirky cast and a lightning quick pace, this is sure to suck readers in. Fans of Alix E. Harrow's The Ten Thousand Doors of January will be especially hooked. Agent: Helen Edwards, Rights Agency. (Feb.)
Booklist Review
Books are a uniquely human invention, but the books at the center of Brown's fantastical debut are a different kind of unique. Each represents a distinct magical talent that can be used for good or ill, depending on the hands holding the volume. No one knows where the books came from or how many there are, but some individuals will pay millions for a single tome. Others are willing to kill to acquire one. And there is a secretive, international community of book dealers and hunters, some quite deadly, eager to add these special items to their own collections to use, or not, as they see fit. In present-day New York City, bookstore employee Cassie Andrews discovers she has been gifted an unusual book by a favorite customer. The inscription states, "This is the Book of Doors," and for someone who holds it, any door is every door--if they can figure out how to use it. What Cassie soon discovers, to her dismay, is that she possesses the one book that every book hunter has dreamed of owning for more than a century. Those who love books about books and enjoy paranormal fantasy with a touch of romance will be enraptured.