
Taking us deep into the earth's crust to an ancient library, we meet some remarkable characters who are working to protect this archive. On a journey together with Zachary, the reader discovers how Zachary's story came to be included in the book and who wrote it. A story from his own childhood can be found within the pages of this enigmatic book. Erin Morgenstern is well-known for her fantasy novels, and in her second one, she adds a dash of romance to the genre's familiar fantasy elements.Īfter finding an intriguing-looking book in the library at Vermont University, Zachary Ezra Rawlins has no idea how much his life will be transformed.


A book like The Starless Sea, which has stories within stories within stories so deftly woven together, shows that all writers have vivid imaginations in order to create.
