The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

In your own reading experience, does literature have the power to immerse you in its stories. Talk about the meaning of her observation.

They lead to Faerie, to Valhalla, Atlantis and Lemuria, Heaven and Hell, to all the directions a compass could never take you, to elsewhere. Here are ten thousand stories about ten thousand doors, and we know them as well as we know our own names.

January tells us early on about the power of the written word: In what way does Cornelius Locke (good name, there*) treat January as one of his specimens?ģ. How would you describe January Scaller-when we first meet her? In what way do events change her? Or, perhaps we should ask, how does her true personality emerge during the course of her adventures?Ģ. ‘ The Ten Thousand Doors of January healed hurts I didn’t even know I had.We'll add publisher questions if and when they're available in the meantime, use our LitLovers talking points to help start a discussion for THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY … then take off on your own:ġ. ‘Devastatingly good, a sharp, delicate nested tale of worlds within worlds, stories within stories, and the realm-cracking power of words ‘ Melissa Albert, author of The Hazel Wood ‘A gorgeously written story of love and longing, of what it means to lose your place in the world and then have the courage to find it again’ Kat Howard, author of An Unkindness of Magicians ‘One of the most unique works of fiction I’ve ever read’ Tamora Pierce, New York Times bestselling author Each page reveals more impossible truths about the world, and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own. A book that carries the scent of other worlds and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure and danger. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored and utterly out of place.īut her quiet existence is shattered when she stumbles across a strange book. In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. absolutely enchanting’ Christina Henry, bestselling author of Alice ‘A gorgeous, aching love letter to stories, storytellers and the doors they lead us through. *** Shortlisted for the Hugo Award for Best Novel***

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow