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The Book of Doors

By: Gareth Brown
Narrated by: Miranda Raison
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Brought to you by Penguin.

If you could open a door to anywhere, where would you go?

In New York City, bookseller Cassie Andrews is living an unassuming life when she is given a gift by a favourite customer. It's a book - an unusual book, full of strange writing and mysterious drawings. And at the very front there is a handwritten message to Cassie, telling her that this is the Book of Doors, and that any door is every door.

What Cassie is about to discover is that the Book of Doors is a special book that bestows an extraordinary powers on whoever possesses it, and soon she and her best friend Izzy are exploring all that the Book of Doors can do, swept away from their quiet lives by the possibilities of travelling to anywhere they want.

But the Book of Doors is not the only magical book in the world. There are other books that can do wondrous and dreadful things when wielded by dangerous and ruthless individuals - individuals who crave what Cassie now possesses.

Suddenly Cassie and Izzy are confronted by violence and danger, and the only person who can help them is, it seems, Drummond Fox. He is a man fleeing his own demons - a man with his own secret library of magical books that he has hidden away in the shadows for safekeeping. Because there is a nameless evil out there that is hunting them all...

Because some doors should never be opened.

©2024 Gareth Brown (P)2024 Penguin Audio
Action & Adventure Best of 2024 Fantasy Fiction Paranormal

Critic Reviews

A stunning fever dream of a story that feels completely real – don't miss this fantastic thriller debut. (LEE CHILD)
'A real page-turner - incredibly ambitious and inventive, The Book of Doors is a great read.' (ROSIE ANDREWS, author of The Leviathan)
A brilliant page-turner - a clever and beautiful novel about the power of books, and a tribute to those who champion them. (SUNYI DEAN, author of The Book Eaters)
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Absolutely loved this book. The story was unique and submersible, there was no waffling, lagging or downtime it was fast paced and brilliant. This needs to be a book series and a tv show or movie.

Book of doors - bloody brilliant

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A story with many twists interns. The reader has a wonderful way with voices. Great story well read.

What an intriguing concept.

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Absolutely obsessed with The Book of Doors, it definitely scratched the itch left by books that had you completely immersed in their world like Harry Potter and the hunger games. Devastated when it ended! Such a wonder tale of magic. Must read!

The best thing since Harry Potter!

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Glad I persevered as I didn't enjoy the beginning, thankfully the characters continued to develop.
thoroughly enjoyable!

Thoroughly enjoyed

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Excellent narration…so many different characters and accents, all delivered superbly.
Loved the story! An adult fantasy…

Superb narration!

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This book was absolutely outstanding, one of my favourites this year. I will recommend it to everyone!

The book of adventures!

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I loved this book and all its twists and turns! I had to binge the last 3 hours because I was totally hooked and am sad it’s over. I will probably start again at the beginning.
This is the first book I have ever bought both a physical copy and the audio book. It’s really that enjoyable.
The reader was the best I’ve heard since Davina Porter! Her accents are awesome, especially the Scottish.
I’ll be looking out for more from both Author and reader.

Fantastic story and reader!

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Enthralling. Beautiful. A story to whisk you away with a collection of characters whose intentions are unforgettable.

This is one of those stories.

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Sometime books jump around in the chronology of events and the reader can get lost. Not this time. Events are woven together imaginatively. Each character was beautifully rendered.

Beautiful tale of good and evil,

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I loved how everything comes full circle in the story. Love the characters and the narration. 5/5.

The amazing story

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