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When a graduate student stumbles upon a mysteriously impossible book—one that contains scenes from his own forgotten childhood—he embarks on a spellbinding quest that leads him from a masquerade party in New York straight into an enchanted underground library beyond imagination. Nestled beneath the earth lies a breathtaking realm of lost cities, starless seas, and devoted guardians who've made unimaginable sacrifices to protect its secrets, but this magical sanctuary is under threat from those who wish to destroy it. Alongside Mirabel, a pink-haired warrior with a fierce heart, and the enigmatic, barefoot Dorian, Zachary navigates this labyrinthine world of lovers separated by time, stories whispered by ghosts, and clues written in symbolism and fate. What unfolds is a gorgeously layered love story—both epic and intimate—about discovering your place in the world and the stories that have been waiting to find you all along.
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