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Book of night

Black, Holly. (Author). Amini, Sara. (Added Author).

Summary: In the vein of Neil Gaiman and Erin Morgenstern, #1 NYT bestselling author Holly Black's stunning new audiobook is a dark fantasy of betrayals and cabals with a dissolute thief of shadows at the center of it all. 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 Hall. Now, she's trying to distance herself from past mistakes, but getting out 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 Charlie's shadowless, and possibly soulless, boyfriend has been hiding things from her. When a terrible figure from her past returns, Charlie descends into a maelstrom of murder and lies. Determined to survive, she's up against a cast of doppelgangers, mercurial billionaires, gloamists, and the people she loves best in the world—all trying to steal a secret that will give them vast and terrible power "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, New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House "If Neil Gaiman channeled Stephen King, the result might be this book...scintillating prose, whiplash twists, and a voice of character that demands to be heard from again."— ames Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Starless Crown "Heart, soul, and a bit of kink— The Book of Night is smart, decadent fun."—Kelly Link, Pulitzer Prize Finalist A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250850133 (sound recording)
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (12 audio files) : digital
    remote
    electronic resource
    electronic
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: New York : Macmillan Audio, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Unabridged.
Participant or Performer Note: Narrator: Sara Amini.
System Details Note:
Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 353104 KB).
Subject: Thriller
Literature
Fantasy
Fiction
Genre: Electronic books.

  • AudioFile Reviews : AudioFile Reviews 2022 June
    Award-winning YA author Holly Black has created an imaginary masterpiece yet again with her first foray into adult fantasy, narrated with perfection by Sara Amini. With a mix of cynicism and humor, Amini brings Charlie Hall to life, even while those around him are disappearing--or are they just being altered? Shadows in this new world can be stolen, changed, find new lives, and even commit murder. Amini will keep listeners on the edge of their seats with clear differentiation and a vivid depiction of each unique character. The journey through the convoluted world of shadows keeps listeners guessing. Creative and surprising, this is an audiobook that may keep listeners up at night. C.F. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
  • Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2022 September

    Black's ("Spiderwick Chronicles") adult fantasy debut features a system of magic based on shadows—people can detach from their shadows, augment or embellish them, and, in some cases, train them to act separately from their person. People who can manipulate shadows are called gloamists, or "glooms." Charlie Hall is a bartender and a mostly reformed con artist and thief of magical artifacts, stealing objects from and then selling them to various gloamists. She lives in the Berkshires with her boyfriend, Vince, and younger sister Posey. Charlie is trying to stay under the radar and on the straight and narrow, but when she finds the body of a murdered man who may have stolen a rare book of magic from evil billionaire Lionel Salt, she gets pulled back into the—literally—shadowy underworld. Black's world building is strong, and while the central plotline wraps up at the end, she leaves room for future books set in the world of the gloamists. Sara Amini's narration is exceptional, providing unique voices for the broad range of characters. VERDICT Listeners who enjoy real-world fantasy such as Leigh Bardugo's The House of Night will delight in Black's latest.—Stephanie Klose

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