Erin Morgenstern

The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it.

The Night Circus

The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not.   The black sign, painted in white letters that hangs upon the gates, reads:  Opens at Nightfalll Closes at Dawn  As the sun disappears beyond the horizon, all over the tents small lights begin to flicker, as though the entirety of the circus is covered in particularly bright fireflies. When the tents are all aglow, sparkling against the night sky, the sign appears.  Le Cirque des Reves  The Circus of Dreams.  Now the circus is open.  Now you may enter.

The night circus

I år 1886 blir et mystisk, reisende sirkus en internasjonal sensasjon. Det er åpent kun om natten, og innenfor kan man  blant annet gå seg vill i en labyrint av skyer og spasere i en hage av is. I sentrum av historien er forholdet mellom de to unge magikerne Celia og Marco. Bundet og skjebnebestemt av hver sin mester, finner de seg snart låst i en dødelig konkurranse, som skal teste deres fantasi, viljestyrke og kjærlighet.

In 1886, a mysterious travelling circus becomes an international sensation. Open only at night, constructed entirely in black and white, Le Cirque des Reves delights all who wander its circular paths and warm themselves at its bonfire. Although there are acrobats, fortune-tellers and contortionists, the Circus of Dreams is no conventional spectacle. Some tents contain clouds, some ice. The circus seems almost to cast a spell over its aficionados, who call themselves the reveurs - the dreamers. At the heart of the story is the tangled relationship between two young magicians, Celia, the enchanter's daughter, and Marco, the sorcerer's apprentice. At the behest of their shadowy masters, they find themselves locked in a deadly contest, forced to test the very limits of the imagination, and of their love...A fabulous, fin-de-siecle feast for the senses and a life-affirming love story, "The Night Circus" is a captivating novel that will make the real world seem fantastical and a fantasy world real.

This is a novel of magic and love that is enchanting readers far and wide with the spectacular power of its imagination. In 1886, a mysterious travelling circus becomes an international sensation. Open only at night, constructed entirely in black and white, Le Cirque des Reves delights all who wander its circular paths and warm themselves at its bonfire.

Although there are acrobats, fortune-tellers and contortionists, the Circus of Dreams is no conventional spectacle. Some tents contain clouds, some ice. The circus seems almost to cast a spell over its aficionados, who call themselves the reveurs - the dreamers.

At the heart of the story is the tangled relationship between two young magicians, Celia, the enchanter's daughter, and Marco, the sorcerer's apprentice. At the behest of their shadowy masters, they find themselves locked in a deadly contest, forced to test the very limits of the imagination, and of their love...

A sign hanging upon iron gates reads:Opens at NightfallCloses at DawnAs dusk shifts to twilight, tiny lights begin to flicker all over the tents, as though the whole circus is covered in fireflies.