DISCOVER THE ENCHANTING EPIC THAT WILL TRANSPORT YOU TO OTHER WORLDS . . .AN INSTANT CLASSIC GUARDIANBEWITCHING THE TIMESMINDBLOWING LAINI TAYLORASTOUNDING FRANCIS SPUFFORDGORGEOUSLY WRITTEN DEBORAH HARKNESSTaryn Cornick barely remembers the family library. Since her sister was murdered shes forgotten so much.Now its all coming back. The fire. The thief. The scroll box. People are asking questions about the library. Questions that might relate to her sisters murder.And something called The Absolute Book.A book in which secrets are written and which everyone believes only she can find. They insist Taryn be the hunter. But she knows the truth.She is the hunted . . .The Absolute Book is a tale of sisters ancient blood a forgotten library murder revenge and a book that might just have the answer to everything.An instant classic . . . A work to rank alongside other modern masterpieces of fantasy such as Philip Pullmans His Dark Materials series or Susanna Clarkes Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. Everything fantasy should be original magical well read compelling GUARDIANAstonishing. Gripping. Hugely ambitious. An extraordinary conclusion. Admire the sheer scope and grandeur DAILY MAILA marvellous argument for stories. There are Norse gods references to Merlin a tour through purgatory and a strange parallel world where magic is real and humans are bit players in the clash of supernatural realms. Bewitching THE TIMESContains multitudes spanning the geographies of Canada Britain and New Zealand the cosmologies of fairies demons and angels and the genres of thriller domestic realism and epic fantasy . . . Im in awe of it NEW YORK TIMES Review of BooksIntricately plotted and gorgeously written THE ABSOLUTE BOOK has something for everyone . . . Here is a cinematic tale that is by turns dark and dreamlike yet ultimately hopeful DEBORAH HARKNESS author of A DISCOVERY OF WITCHESFantastical THE TIMESSavour and absorb the world Knox conjures SUNDAY TIMESGorgeous. The payoffs and re