Book of Night: #1 Sunday Times bestselling adult fantasy from the author of The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (TikTok MadeMe Buy It!)

'Dark, strange, thick with mystery and twists Book of Night is everything delicious and frightening I've come to expect from Holly Black.' Leigh Bardugo, Sunday Times bestselling author of Ninth House

'If Neil Gaiman channelled Stephen King, the result might be this book . . . scintillating prose, whiplash twists, and a voice of character that demands to be heard from again.' James Rollins, New York Times bestseller of The Starless Crown

#1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black makes her stunning adult debut with Book of Night, a modern dark fantasy of shadowy thieves and secret societies.

Charlie Hall has never found a lock she couldn't pick, a book she couldn't steal, or a bad decision she wouldn't make. She's spent half her life working for gloamists, magicians who manipulate shadows to peer into locked rooms, strangle people in their beds, or worse. Gloamists guard their secrets greedily, creating an underground economy of grimoires. And to rob their fellow magicians, they need Charlie.

Now, she's trying to distance herself from past mistakes, but going straight isn't easy. Bartending at a dive, she's still entirely too close to the corrupt underbelly of the Berkshires. Not to mention that her sister Posey is desperate for magic, and that her shadowless and possibly soulless boyfriend has been keeping secrets from her. When a terrible figure from her past returns, Charlie descends back into a maelstrom of murder and lies. Determined to survive, she's up against a cast of doppelgängers, mercurial billionaires, gloamists, and the people she loves best in the world - all trying to steal a secret that will allow them control of the shadow world and more.

Review

With a gripping, perfectly paced story and a killer ending, this dark fantasy feels like an instant classic ― Guardian

Dark, strange, thick with mystery and twists -- a story so believable in its magic, you'll be keeping one eye on your shadow as you turn the pages. ― Leigh Bardugo, Sunday Times bestselling author of Ninth House

If Neil Gaiman channelled Stephen King, the result might be this book . . . scintillating prose, whiplash twists, and a voice of character that demands to be heard from again. ― James Rollins, New York Times bestseller of The Starless Crown

Holly Black is a master of fantasy with the Midas touch -- there is no story she cannot turn to gold. ― V.E. Schwab, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

Superb, entangling magic and mystery around the gritty horrors of human nature, neglectful parenting and the scourge of severe income inequalities . . . Will have you frantically turning pages and finishing in less time than you thought possible. Everything you could want from a modern fantasy. ― SFX

A gripping ride from start to finish. Book of Night invites you to reckon with the shadows of your past. ― Olivie Blake, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six

Fuelled by Holly Black's wonderfully limitless imagination, Book of Night is a whip-smart and mysterious novel ― CultureFly

Heart, soul, and a bit of kink -- Book of Night is smart, decadent fun. ― Kelly Link, Pulitzer Prize Finalist

A delicious, dark, adrenaline rush of a book. I'm already dying to see Charlie Hall's next con. ― Alix E. Harrow, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Once and Future Witches

A deliciously clever page-turner. ― Paolo Bacigalupi, New York Times Bestselling author of The Water Knife

A dark romp full of danger and shadows with a razor-sharp heroine and vivid magic. ― Zoraida Córdova, bestselling author of The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina

Black is a master at world-building. ― The New York Times

Superb . . . entangling magic and mystery around the gritty horrors of human nature, neglectful parenting and the scourge of severe income inequalities. It's all wrapped around a plot that will have you frantically turning pages and finishing in less time than you thought possible. Everything you could want from a modern fantasy ― SFX

Book of Night delivers hot sex, a breathless plot, perfect characters, and some of the most gorgeous writing I've read in years, sharp as a razor blade, clear as a one-way glass. ― Ellen Kushner, award-winning author of Swordspoint

Product details

Hardcover UK Edition

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Del Rey; 1st edition (3 May 2022)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1529102375

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1529102376

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16.2 x 3.1 x 24 cm

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Hardcover US Edition (Signed Edition)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250812194

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250812193

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16.64 x 3.18 x 24.26 cm

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Paperback US Edition

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Palgrave Macmillan; 1st edition (30 Jun. 2022)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 125086495X

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250864956

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.4 x 2.3 x 23.2 cm

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Paperback UK Edition

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Del Rey; 1st edition (3 May 2022)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1529102383

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1529102383

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.3 x 2.3 x 23.4 cm

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About the Author

Holly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over thirty fantasy novels. She has been a finalist for an Eisner Award and the Lodestar Award, and the recipient of the Mythopoeic Award, a Nebula, and a Newbery Honor. Her books have been translated into 32 languages worldwide and adapted for film. She currently lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret library.