' Gut-wrenching and deeply human, this book will tug at your heartstrings even as it chills you to the bone. Watching this damaged loner bring together a squad of ride-and-die friends is endlessly fun, and Bardugo finds new depths to most of her supporting cast.' -The Washington Post 'he return of protagonist Alex Stern and her mystical version of the Ivy League is very welcome. you'll want to capture your copy quickly.' - NPR Ninth House and Hell Bent may be Bardugo's first books for adults, but you'd never know it, or care, because you're so busy following all of the action. The beauty of Hell Bent is that for all the bleakness, the sense of wonder somehow still remains.' - The New York Times ' A tour de force of suspenseful pacing and empathetic writing. Thick with history and packed with Bardugo’s signature twists, Hell Bent brings to life an intricate world full of magic, violence, and all too real monsters.Ī MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2023 by T he New York Times, The Week, Kirkus Reviews, PopSugar, Distractify, Booklist Queen, The Nerd Daily, and more!!

Something deadly is at work in New Haven, and if she is going to survive, she’ll have to reckon with the monsters of her past and a darkness built into the university’s very walls. But when faculty members begin to die off, Alex knows these aren’t just accidents. Together, they will have to navigate a maze of arcane texts and bizarre artifacts to uncover the societies’ most closely guarded secrets, and break every rule doing it. But Galaxy “Alex” Stern is determined to break Darlington out of purgatory-even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale.įorbidden from attempting a rescue, Alex and Dawes can’t call on the Ninth House for help, so they assemble a team of dubious allies to save the gentleman of Lethe. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. 'Bardugo’s imaginative reach is brilliant.' –Stephen KingĪ MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2023 by The New York Times, The Week, Kirkus Reviews, PopSugar, Distractify, Booklist Queen, The Nerd Daily, and more!!įind a gateway to the underworld. The Ivy League is going straight to hell in the sequel to the smash New York Times bestseller Ninth House from #1 bestselling author Leigh Bardugo. “Readers will be wowed.' – Publishers Weekly (starred review) From the author of Shadow and Bone, now a hit NETFLIX series

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