The invitations have been delivered. The masks are ready. And some of history's most famous guests are gathering for one extraordinary New Year's Eve.

Welcome to New Year's Masked Ball, an intricate adult colouring book where 36 famous figures from history come together for an imaginative midnight masquerade spanning thousands of years.

Step inside magnificent palaces, candlelit halls, elegant ballrooms and moonlit terraces as rulers, writers, scientists, artists, musicians, explorers and other legendary personalities prepare for the clock to strike midnight.

Meet historical guests including Albert Einstein, Charles Dickens, Emily Brontë, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Peter the Great, Hatshepsut, Tutankhamun, Ramesses II, Josephine Bonaparte, Suleiman the Magnificent, Frida Kahlo, Amelia Earhart, Harry Houdini, Mata Hari, Sitting Bull and many more.

Every illustration combines the personality and historical period of its featured guest with the glamour of an extravagant New Year's Eve masquerade.

Inside you'll discover: 

• 36 detailed historical character coloring pages

 • With 9 Extra New Year Eve Celebration Decorated pages to color

 • Elaborate period-inspired costumes

 • Beautiful decorative masquerade masks 

• Grand ballrooms, palaces and historic interiors 

• Chandeliers, clocks, fireworks and midnight celebrations

 • Victorian, Egyptian, Medieval, Renaissance, Ottoman, Mughal, Japanese and Art Deco inspired scenes

 • Intricate patterns and details designed for adult colourists

 • A variety of historical periods and cultures

 • A glossary of all 36 historical figures at the back of the book

The glossary introduces the real people behind the masks, including their dates, historical period, kingdoms, empires, achievements and reasons they are remembered.

Printed in a generous 8.5 × 11-inch format, the large pages provide plenty of room to enjoy the intricate costumes, architecture and decorative details.

Whether you enjoy history, adult colouring, historical fashion, grand architecture, masquerade balls or New Year's celebrations, this unusual collection offers a relaxing journey through the centuries.

Ancient pharaohs meet Victorian writers. Emperors share the ballroom with scientists. Artists, explorers and legendary personalities gather beneath glittering chandeliers.

They could never have met in real life.

 But at the Midnight Masquerade, history has no boundaries.

Choose your colours. Put on your mask. And join history as the clock approaches midnight.