Step into the wonder of Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus with this spectacular Folio edition, featuring a new introduction by the author and spellbinding art by Cristina Bencina. A true showstopper for fantasy fans.
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Editor’s Note
Sophia Schoepfer, Editor
'The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not.' So begins Erin Morgenstern’s tale of rival magicians, forbidden love and an enchanted moonlit circus.
More than ten years since it was first published, The Night Circus continues to enthrall readers young and old. Our edition is a tribute to this beguiling modern fairytale. It is outfitted in red, black and gold livery, with a Cirque des Rêves ticket on the scarlet slipcase, candle-lit endpapers and seven intricate illustrations by Cristina Bencina.
PRODUCTION DETAILS
416 pages
6 full-page colour illustrations with black & white title spread.
Set in Apollo.
Bound in blocked cloth.
Endpapers printed with metallic gold.
Slipcase printed and blocked with the design by the artist.
Printed in Italy.
9 ½˝ x 6 ¾˝
SYNOPSIS
‘The illustrations are even more glorious than I could possibly have imagined. I absolutely adore them. It's a marvelous selection of moments, too. I can't pick a favourite but I do keep going back to the fortune teller. There's something so lovely about the shape of the curtain and the light. I am honoured and delighted.’
Erin Morgenstern, Author
When the Night Circus appears without warning, its gates open to a world of wonder: illusions, acrobats and enchantments beyond imagination. But behind the dazzling spectacle lies a fierce competition between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, bound by a deadly wager made by their masters. As their rivalry transforms into a forbidden love, the stakes grow higher, and the fate of the circus — and everyone in it — hangs in the balance. Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus is an intoxicating blend of romance, mystery and magic, where every act hides a secret, and the show must always go on.
BIOGRAPHIES
About Erin Morgenstern
Erin Morgenstern is a writer and artist whose debut, The Night Circus (2011, Folio 2025), won the Locus Award for Best First Novel as well as an Alex Award from the American Library Association, and was translated into more than a dozen foreign languages; it was named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 best fantasy books of all time. Morgenstern is the author most recently of The Starless Sea (2019). She was raised in Massachusetts and studied theatre at Smith College; she now lives in the Berkshires.
About Cristina Bencina
Cristina Bencina is an award-winning artist and illustrator living in Aurora, Colorado. Born on Long Island, New York, she studied illustration and received her BFA at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Her artwork has been selected and featured in various annuals and exhibitions such as Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, American Illustration and The Society of Illustrators in New York City.
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Average Score for 4 Review(s)
Absolutely gorgeous!
Review by
Logan
on 30th April 2025
What an absolutely beautiful book. Excellent quality.
Review by
Gary Greenslade
on 5th April 2025
In the past I've ordered books which are classics but I haven't actually enjoyed reading once I got them [Kerouac's "On the Road" being one]. So I decided to buy the paperback to see if the book was a "keeper" and worth £70. It was and is. Intriguing and imaginative story with beautiful illustrations.
Review by
Hilary Haynes
on 5th April 2025
Wonderful book to be included in Folio’s collection.
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