--- product_id: 1158259 title: "The Night Circus: A Novel" price: "€ 21.61" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/1158259-the-night-circus-a-novel store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # Magical, immersive fantasy world New York Times bestseller & top ranks Trade paperback format The Night Circus: A Novel **Price:** € 21.61 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎪 Step inside the magic—where every page is a ticket to wonder and intrigue! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Night Circus: A Novel - **How much does it cost?** € 21.61 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/1158259-the-night-circus-a-novel) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Timeless Storytelling:** Erin Morgenstern’s intricate narrative blends 19th-century charm with modern fantasy, making it a perfect escape for the sophisticated millennial reader. - • **Cult Classic Atmosphere:** Join the exclusive community of 'Reveurs'—devoted fans who follow the mysterious Night Circus and its spellbinding secrets. - • **Award-Winning Bestseller:** Ranked #37 in Historical Fantasy and #148 in Literary Fiction, a must-have for discerning readers craving critically acclaimed stories. - • **Enchanting Trade Paperback:** Beautifully designed cover that mirrors the novel’s magical essence, perfect for your bookshelf or coffee table display. - • **Immersive Fantasy Experience:** Dive into a surreal, dreamlike world where magic, romance, and mystery intertwine, captivating your imagination from start to finish. ## Overview The Night Circus is a critically acclaimed trade paperback novel by Erin Morgenstern, celebrated for its richly imaginative and surreal storytelling. A New York Times bestseller, it ranks highly in Historical Fantasy and Literary Fiction categories. The novel weaves a complex tale of two magicians locked in a mysterious duel within a magical circus that appears only at night, blending romance, danger, and fantasy into an unforgettable reading experience. ## Description desertcart.com: The Night Circus: A Novel: 9780307744432: Morgenstern, Erin: Books Review: A Magical Circus. Surreal. Dreamlike. Captivating. - A friend recommended this book to me. I had not read anything by this author, but I decided to try it after reading a few reviews. “The Night Circus” is a New York Times best seller and has had many rave reviews. Of course, there are always some readers out there who have no taste for this type of fantasy. I was glad I took the plunge and bought this book. I loved it! . The Night Circus is magical, surreal and utterly captivating. Originally, I bought the book on Audible. I was hooked by the Audible version. The narrator, Jim Dale, is excellent. He made the characters come alive and pulled me deeply into the story. I enjoyed the Audible version so much that I bought the paperback, from desertcart, as well. Incidentally, the paperback cover is beautifully done and is in keeping with the magic within. What a gorgeous paperback! Erin Morgenstern takes the reader on a journey of the imagination, a disorienting but exhilarating ride that juxtapositions reality and fantasy. It is like a fairytale that is set in the late 19th century. It could almost be one of Hans Christian Anderson’s tales, but it is certainly more intense and intricate. The circus suddenly appears in a field. A small boy, Bailey, waits for it to open, but he reads a sign that says it is only open at night. He thinks that is odd, so he hangs around the gate and sneaks in. He keeps coming back to the circus and is befriended by the twins Poppet and Widget who perform tricks with kittens. He is obsessed with the circus and feels like this is his real home. His family does not approve of his obsession with the circus, so Bailey has to sneak out at night when his whole family is sleeping. He meets a group of “Reveurs” or dreamers who follow the magical circus wherever it goes. He ponders whether he can run can away from home and even join the circus. The magician, Hector Bowen, Prospero the Enchanter, is surprised when he finds he has a daughter, Celia, and must care for her. He sees Celia’s potential in the art of illusion and trains her as a magician. In another location, Mr. A. H., the Man in the Gray Suit, rescues a young boy, Marco, from an orphanage and spends years training him in the magical arts. Celia and Marco are being trained for a challenge, a game in which they do not know the rules and do not know whom they are competing against. Every move they make affects all the people in the circus. Marco knows who Celia is and understands the game they are playing before she does. He starts playing tricks on her, but when she realizes Marco is her opponent in the challenge, she uses her powers to block his magic. They both work hard to increase their individual powers and defeat the other challenger. Marco and Celia, fight for control over the circus, a fight that will lead to death for one of them. However, as the years pass, they fall in love. They both want to give up the game and be together. When they see that is not possible, they each want to die and let the other live. Towards the end of the book, they know they have to break the rules of the game. Marco jumps into the circus bonfire, a bonfire that continually burns in the middle of the circus. Celia jumps in with him, and they become the core of the circus. They are neither dead nor alive, but they are together eternally. The competition is a draw; neither side wins the game. The circus is like an intricate clock that has to work perfectly, just like the large magical circus clock that is at the center of the circus and is essential to the circus’ operation. However, Frederick Thessien, the clock maker, is murdered. Mr. A.H., The Man in the Gray Suit, blames Hector Bowen, Prospero the Enchanter, for the murder. Marco and Celia stop playing the game, and the circus contortionist, Tsukiko, officially ends the challenge. The circus starts to fall apart and the performers hurry to catch the train that will take them elsewhere. Bailey had packed a few possessions and planned on running away from home to join the circus that night, but he took too long to get ready to go. When he finally reached the field where the circus had been, he found only the empty field. The circus had left town without him. Does that circus still exist somewhere or was it all a dream? Magic, danger, romance, jealousy, hate, and love are all here in this remarkable book. The characters are magnificent and memorable. I got so deeply into the twists and turns of the plot that I did not want to put the book down. Review: 4 Stars - This is an extremely unique novel. I'd had a desire to read it ever since I saw the cover at Target when it first came out. I got the ebook on sale a while back, and this week, I finally got around to reading it. While as a whole, I enjoyed the story and majority of the characters, there were some things confusing to me. The whole first 30% of the book was rather confusing to me. I think it may be partly because I mostly read romance novels, which are very straightforward. The way some of the chapters are written, didn't make any sense at first. Once I got past 30%, I got into the groove of the writing style and the world the author created. The things happening to various characters started to make a bit of sense and it was easier to follow. There are a few chapters written in second person, which I felt was a little strange and didn't add much to the story for me. There are also a few diary entries/letters written by the specific character that appear sporadically through the book, that also didn't add much to the story for me. I will say that all descriptions of magic and the other fantastical things that happen, are all super clear. I could picture every magical act in my head and was never confused when magical things were taking place. I really enjoyed all the chapters written about the hero, Marco, and heroine, Celia. I was always disappointed when the next chapter would jump to someone else. There's a third hero, Bailey. He's a boy of 10 when his chapters start and his chapters start about 10 years into the future. His timeline and Marco and Celia's timeline eventually meet up at the end, when Bailey, I think, is around 18. Bailey's chapters don't make sense at first, why he's being written about, but once it all comes together, it's actually pretty cool. There is one use of the f- word and one very vague sex scene. You know it's happening, that is obvious, but there are no descriptions of the act past clothes being removed and "when their bodies joined." I was really happy with the ending. I was afraid this would be a tragic love story, but it's not. It certainly doesn't end the way you think, or even hope it will, but it's still satisfying. I can 100% see this being turned into a film or limited TV series. All the descriptions are so clear and precise, it would so easily translate to the screen. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | 0307744434 | | Best Sellers Rank | #2,820 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #39 in Historical Fantasy (Books) #143 in Literary Fiction (Books) #206 in Romantic Fantasy (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (53,256) | | Dimensions | 5.18 x 1.18 x 7.99 inches | | Edition | First Edition | | ISBN-10 | 9780307744432 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0307744432 | | Item Weight | 1.1 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 516 pages | | Publication date | July 3, 2012 | | Publisher | Anchor Books | ## Images ![The Night Circus: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71+whvJjE3L.jpg) ![The Night Circus: A Novel - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Flrl5xPLL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Magical Circus. Surreal. Dreamlike. Captivating. *by T***4 on November 17, 2020* A friend recommended this book to me. I had not read anything by this author, but I decided to try it after reading a few reviews. “The Night Circus” is a New York Times best seller and has had many rave reviews. Of course, there are always some readers out there who have no taste for this type of fantasy. I was glad I took the plunge and bought this book. I loved it! . The Night Circus is magical, surreal and utterly captivating. Originally, I bought the book on Audible. I was hooked by the Audible version. The narrator, Jim Dale, is excellent. He made the characters come alive and pulled me deeply into the story. I enjoyed the Audible version so much that I bought the paperback, from Amazon, as well. Incidentally, the paperback cover is beautifully done and is in keeping with the magic within. What a gorgeous paperback! Erin Morgenstern takes the reader on a journey of the imagination, a disorienting but exhilarating ride that juxtapositions reality and fantasy. It is like a fairytale that is set in the late 19th century. It could almost be one of Hans Christian Anderson’s tales, but it is certainly more intense and intricate. The circus suddenly appears in a field. A small boy, Bailey, waits for it to open, but he reads a sign that says it is only open at night. He thinks that is odd, so he hangs around the gate and sneaks in. He keeps coming back to the circus and is befriended by the twins Poppet and Widget who perform tricks with kittens. He is obsessed with the circus and feels like this is his real home. His family does not approve of his obsession with the circus, so Bailey has to sneak out at night when his whole family is sleeping. He meets a group of “Reveurs” or dreamers who follow the magical circus wherever it goes. He ponders whether he can run can away from home and even join the circus. The magician, Hector Bowen, Prospero the Enchanter, is surprised when he finds he has a daughter, Celia, and must care for her. He sees Celia’s potential in the art of illusion and trains her as a magician. In another location, Mr. A. H., the Man in the Gray Suit, rescues a young boy, Marco, from an orphanage and spends years training him in the magical arts. Celia and Marco are being trained for a challenge, a game in which they do not know the rules and do not know whom they are competing against. Every move they make affects all the people in the circus. Marco knows who Celia is and understands the game they are playing before she does. He starts playing tricks on her, but when she realizes Marco is her opponent in the challenge, she uses her powers to block his magic. They both work hard to increase their individual powers and defeat the other challenger. Marco and Celia, fight for control over the circus, a fight that will lead to death for one of them. However, as the years pass, they fall in love. They both want to give up the game and be together. When they see that is not possible, they each want to die and let the other live. Towards the end of the book, they know they have to break the rules of the game. Marco jumps into the circus bonfire, a bonfire that continually burns in the middle of the circus. Celia jumps in with him, and they become the core of the circus. They are neither dead nor alive, but they are together eternally. The competition is a draw; neither side wins the game. The circus is like an intricate clock that has to work perfectly, just like the large magical circus clock that is at the center of the circus and is essential to the circus’ operation. However, Frederick Thessien, the clock maker, is murdered. Mr. A.H., The Man in the Gray Suit, blames Hector Bowen, Prospero the Enchanter, for the murder. Marco and Celia stop playing the game, and the circus contortionist, Tsukiko, officially ends the challenge. The circus starts to fall apart and the performers hurry to catch the train that will take them elsewhere. Bailey had packed a few possessions and planned on running away from home to join the circus that night, but he took too long to get ready to go. When he finally reached the field where the circus had been, he found only the empty field. The circus had left town without him. Does that circus still exist somewhere or was it all a dream? Magic, danger, romance, jealousy, hate, and love are all here in this remarkable book. The characters are magnificent and memorable. I got so deeply into the twists and turns of the plot that I did not want to put the book down. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 Stars *by S***R on January 31, 2021* This is an extremely unique novel. I'd had a desire to read it ever since I saw the cover at Target when it first came out. I got the ebook on sale a while back, and this week, I finally got around to reading it. While as a whole, I enjoyed the story and majority of the characters, there were some things confusing to me. The whole first 30% of the book was rather confusing to me. I think it may be partly because I mostly read romance novels, which are very straightforward. The way some of the chapters are written, didn't make any sense at first. Once I got past 30%, I got into the groove of the writing style and the world the author created. The things happening to various characters started to make a bit of sense and it was easier to follow. There are a few chapters written in second person, which I felt was a little strange and didn't add much to the story for me. There are also a few diary entries/letters written by the specific character that appear sporadically through the book, that also didn't add much to the story for me. I will say that all descriptions of magic and the other fantastical things that happen, are all super clear. I could picture every magical act in my head and was never confused when magical things were taking place. I really enjoyed all the chapters written about the hero, Marco, and heroine, Celia. I was always disappointed when the next chapter would jump to someone else. There's a third hero, Bailey. He's a boy of 10 when his chapters start and his chapters start about 10 years into the future. His timeline and Marco and Celia's timeline eventually meet up at the end, when Bailey, I think, is around 18. Bailey's chapters don't make sense at first, why he's being written about, but once it all comes together, it's actually pretty cool. There is one use of the f- word and one very vague sex scene. You know it's happening, that is obvious, but there are no descriptions of the act past clothes being removed and "when their bodies joined." I was really happy with the ending. I was afraid this would be a tragic love story, but it's not. It certainly doesn't end the way you think, or even hope it will, but it's still satisfying. I can 100% see this being turned into a film or limited TV series. All the descriptions are so clear and precise, it would so easily translate to the screen. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by M***R on June 15, 2023* En sevdiğim kitaplar arasında artık ## Frequently Bought Together - The Night Circus: A Novel - The Starless Sea: A Novel - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/1158259-the-night-circus-a-novel](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/1158259-the-night-circus-a-novel) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*