The Ten Thousand Doors of January

By Alix E. Harrow

Book Overview

"A gorgeous, aching love letter to stories, storytellers, and the doors they lead us through...absolutely enchanting."--Christina Henry, bestselling author of Alice and Lost Boys

LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER! Finalist for the 2020 Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Awards.

In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book in this captivating and lyrical debut.

In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored, and utterly out of place.

Then she finds a strange book. A book that carries the scent of other worlds, and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure, and danger. Each page turn reveals impossible truths about the world and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own.

Lush and richly imagined, a tale of impossible journeys, unforgettable love, and the enduring power of stories await in Alix E. Harrow's spellbinding debut--step inside and discover its magic.

Praise for The Ten Thousand Doors of January:

"One for the favorites shelf... Here is a book to make you happy when you gently close it. Here you will find wonder and questions and an unceasingly gorgeous love of words which compasses even the shape a letter makes against a page."―NPR Books

"Devastatingly good, a sharp, delicate nested tale of worlds within worlds, stories within stories, and the realm-cracking power of words."―Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author

"A love letter to imagination, adventure, the written word, and the power of many kinds of love."―Kirkus

For more from Alix E. Harrow, check out The Once and Future Witches.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316421979
• ISBN13: 9780316421973
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Redhook
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

It was a blissful and consuming read

This is one of those books you promise yourself you will hang on to, but then lend out and end up buying it again, and again and again. I recommend you-all get your own copies so I can hang on to mine!

No thank you

Just couldn't get through it. Picked because of book club but didn't finish it. Too many unnecessary details for me personally.

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Well written

Captivating!!!

I didn’t want to put this book down. It continues to draw you in the entire time. If you are looking for something a bit whimsical and fantastic, with a big helping of feminism on top, this is the book for you.