A Deadly Education: A TikTok sensation and Sunday Times bestselling dark academi

Description: A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik From the leading talent in fantasy, a magical coming-of-age trilogy with a female anti-hero - for fans of Dark Academia and Harry Potter.For all fans of Harry Potter, Wednesday or even Fourth Wing, Naomi Noviks A Deadly Education trilogy is a must-read. STYLISTThe Sunday Times bestseller!FINALIST FOR THE LODESTAR AWARDIn 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.____________Enter a school of magic unlike any you have ever encountered.There are no teachers, no holidays, friendships are purely strategic, and the odds of survival are never equal. Once youre inside, there are only two ways out- you graduate or you die.El Higgins is uniquely prepared for the schools many dangers. 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.Except, she might accidentally kill all the other students, too. So El is trying her hardest not to use it . . . that is, unless she has no other choice.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.____________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. Jemisin, three-time Hugo Award winner and author of The Fifth SeasonNovik deliciously undoes expectations about magic schools, destined heroes, and family legacies. A gorgeous book about monsters and monstrousness, chockablock with action, cleverness, and wit. Holly Black, #1 New York Times bestselling authorThe Scholomance is the dark school of magic Ive been waiting for, and its wise, witty, and monstrous heroine is one Id happily follow anywhere-even into a school full of monsters.Katherine Arden, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Bear and the NightingaleThe wonderful cast of characters will grab a hold of your heart and youll never want to leave this deadly school ... a fantasy that delights on every level. I loved this brilliant book.Stephanie Garber, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Caraval seriesEyeball-meltingly brilliant. Novik is, quite simply, a genius.Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author of And I DarkenSharp, witty, and darkly effervescent, A Deadly Education is Naomi Noviks fresh take on the concept of the magic school. One of my favorite reads of the year.Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder GirlsFresh, smart, and delightfully unique. Its Hogwarts with higher stakes and sharper claws, and I absolutely loved it.Alix E. HarrowA nightmare from which I never wished to wake. Savage, inventive, and soulful, Novik grasps the totems of childhood that linger in your mind-schools of magic, curses, cutthroat classmates, monsters-only to twist them into a grand new tale thatll make you believe in magic again.Pierce Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Dark AgeA Deadly Education, Sunday Times bestseller - October 2020 FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Naomi Novik is the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate, the award-winning novels Uprooted and Spinning Silver, and the Temeraire series. She is a founder of the Organization for Transformative Works and the Archive of Our Own. She lives in New York City with her family and six computers. Review The Scholomance is the dark school of magic Ive been waiting for, and its wise, witty, and monstrous heroine is one Id happily follow anywhere—even into a school full of monsters. -- KATHERINE ARDENSharp as a fang, funny and ruthless, this still manages to conjure up powerful observations about friendship, exclusion and privilege. * DAILY MAIL *From the author of Spinning Silver comes a story set in an austere school for the magically gifted which houses unfathomable secrets and dark challenges for its students. Weaving together suspicion, danger, sorcery, monsters and humour, A Deadly Education is a magnificent return to form from Naomi Novik. * WATERSTONES *Eyeball-meltingly brilliant. Novik is, quite simply, a genius. -- KIERSTEN WHITEA Deadly Education is a nightmare from which I never wished to wake. Savage, inventive, and soulful, Novik grasps the totems of childhood that linger in your mind-schools of magic, curses, cutthroat classmates, monsters-only to twist them into a grand new tale thatll make you believe in magic again.A dark, smart, delicious tale, set to redefine everything you think you know about schools for magic. A Deadly Education is dangerously addictive. * KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE *At Scholomance, monsters are everywhere and the breakfast might kill you, but the wonderful cast of characters will grab a hold of your heart and youll never want to leave this deadly school. Naomi Novik skillfully combines sharp humor with layers of imagination to build a fantasy that delights on every level. I loved this brilliant book. -- STEPHANIE GARBERHilarious 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. JEMISINSharp, witty, and darkly effervescent, A Deadly Education is Naomi Noviks fresh take on the concept of the magic school. One of my favorite reads of the year. -- RORY POWERA Deadly Education plunges into the delightfully brutal world of the Scholomance, a magic school unlike anything youve ever seen before, and introduces El, a practical, ruthless heroine with the guts and wits to survive it. Naomi Novik has crafted a transcendent academic fantasy that pulls no punches. * EMILY SKRUTSKIE *Naomi Novik reinvents the magical school story by working a strange, funny, wild, dark magic all her own. This is not just your next great read - its your new obsession. * GWENDA BOND *Novik is a master at setting up a plot to unfurl in a series of staggeringly well-thought out bursts of action, weaving together into an imaginative climax.A Deadly Education is a book that lives up to its gob smacker of an opening sentence and follows right through to its shocker of an ending that promises more to come. Naomi Novik is relentlessly innovative and entertaining -- TERRY BROOKSFresh, smart, and delightfully unique. Its Hogwarts with higher stakes and sharper claws, and I absolutely loved it. * ALIX E. HARROW *The authors most entertaining novel to date * SFX *Fun and beautifully written * Metro *A story that never stops moving while always remaining focused on developing the characters of both the people and the school itself * Locus Magazine * Review Text The Scholomance is the dark school of magic Ive been waiting for, and its wise, witty, and monstrous heroine is one Id happily follow anywhere--even into a school full of monsters. Review Quote The Scholomance is the dark school of magic Ive been waiting for, and its wise, witty, and monstrous heroine is one Id happily follow anywhere--even into a school full of monsters. Promotional "Headline" 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. Details ISBN1529100879 Author Naomi Novik Short Title A Deadly Education Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1529100879 ISBN-13 9781529100877 Imprint Del Rey DEWEY 813.6 Pages 336 Publication Date 2021-05-06 UK Release Date 2021-05-06 Format Paperback Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-05-06 NZ Release Date 2021-05-06 Place of Publication London Publisher Cornerstone Illustrator Sarah Mensinga Birth 1939 Affiliation All Graduates Interpreting and Translating Position Toshiba Professor of Media, Arts, and Sciences Qualifications OBE Audience General Subtitle A TikTok sensation and Sunday Times bestselling dark academia fantasy Alternative 9781473577831 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168570395;

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