'A nightmare from which I never wished to wake. It's Hogwarts with higher stakes and sharper claws, and I absolutely loved it.' Alix E. One of my favorite reads of the year.' Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls 'Sharp, witty, and darkly effervescent, A Deadly Education is Naomi Novik's fresh take on the concept of the magic school. Novik is, quite simply, a genius.' Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author of And I Darken I loved this brilliant book.' Stephanie Garber, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Caraval series 'The wonderful cast of characters will grab a hold of your heart and you'll never want to leave this deadly school. 'The Scholomance is the dark school of magic I've been waiting for, and its wise, witty, and monstrous heroine is one I'd happily follow anywhere-even into a school full of monsters.' Katherine Arden, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale

A gorgeous book about monsters and monstrousness, chockablock with action, cleverness, and wit.' Holly Black, #1 New York Times bestselling author 'Novik deliciously undoes expectations about magic schools, destined heroes, and family legacies. Jemisin, three-time Hugo Award winner and author of The Fifth Season 'Hilarious and wild! Take any fictional magic school, make it as over-the-top dangerous as possible, and populate it with a bunch of snarky teenagers the result is pure batshit fun.' N.K. With flawless mastery, Naomi Novik creates a heroine for the ages - a character so sharply realized and so richly nuanced that she will live on in hearts and minds for generations to come. So El is trying her hardest not to use it. She may be without allies, but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level mountains and wipe out untold millions - never mind easily destroy the countless monsters that prowl the school.Įxcept, she might accidentally kill all the other students, too.

Once you're inside, there are only two ways out: you graduate or you die.Įl Higgins is uniquely prepared for the school's many dangers. There are no teachers, no holidays, friendships are purely strategic, and the odds of survival are never equal. In the start of an all-new trilogy, the bestselling author of Uprooted and Spinning Silver introduces you to a dangerous school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death - until one girl begins to rewrite its rules.Įnter a school of magic unlike any you have ever encountered. From the leading talent in fantasy, a magical coming-of-age trilogy with a female anti-hero - a darker more intelligent Harry Potter for adults.

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