Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Ninth House, #1)
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Ninth House, #1)
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo is a dark academia fantasy about power, privilege, and forbidden magic among Yale’s secret societies. Galaxy “Alex” Stern receives an unexpected second chance at an elite education, but her scholarship comes with a dangerous assignment.
Raised in Los Angeles by a hippie mother, Alex left school early for a life of dead-end jobs, drug-dealer boyfriends, and worse. By twenty, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. At her hospital bedside, mysterious benefactors offer her a full ride to Yale. Why her, and what do they want in return?
Still searching for answers, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked with monitoring Yale’s secret societies. Their eight windowless “tombs” are gathering places for the rich and powerful, from influential politicians to Wall Street’s biggest players.
But behind those walls, their occult activities are more sinister than Alex could imagine. They tamper with forbidden magic. They raise the dead. And sometimes, they prey on the living.
Book details
- Author: Leigh Bardugo
- Series: Ninth House, Book 1
- Genre: Dark academia fantasy
- Setting: Yale University, New Haven
- New York Times bestseller
- Goodreads Choice Award winner
- Locus Award finalist
Reading order
Begin with Ninth House, then continue with Hell Bent.
Praise
“The best fantasy novel I’ve read in years, because it’s about real people... Impossible to put down.” — Stephen King
