The Carnivale of Curiosities

A dazzling gothic tale of Faustian bargains,jealousyand murder set in a spectacular circuswhere star-crossed lovers’ destinies are forged at an unexpected pricefor readers of V. E. Schwab\u200b’s The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. In Victorian Londonwhere traveling sideshows are the very pinnacle of entertainmentthere is no more coveted ticket than Ashe and Pretorius’ Carnivale of Curiosities. Each performance is a limited engagementand London’s elite boldly dare the dangerous streets of Southwark to witness the Carnivale’s astounding assemblage of marvels. For a select fewhoweverthe real show begins behind the curtain. Rumors abound that the show’s proprietorAurelius Asheis more than an average magician. It’s said that for the right pricehe can make any wish come true. No one knows the truth of this claim better than Lucien the Luciferthe Carnivale’s star attraction. Born with the ability to create firehe’s dazzled spectators since he was a boy. When Odilon Roseone of the most notorious men in Londoncomes calling with a proposition regarding his young and beautiful chargeCharlotteAshe is tempted to refuse. After revealinghoweverthat Rose holds a secret that threatens the security of the troupe’s most vulnerable membersAshe has no choice but to sign an insidious contract. The stakes grow higher as Lucien finds himself drawn to Charlotte and her to himan attraction that spurs a perilous course of events. Grave secretsrecovered horrorsand what it means to be family come to a head in this vividly imagined spectacle–with the lives of all those involved suspended in the balance.