' Ninth House is the best thing I’ve read in a long time. This book is brilliant, funny, raw and utterly magnificent - it's a portal to a world you’ll never want to leave.' - Lev Grossman, New York Times bestselling author of The Magicians ' Ninth House is one of the best fantasy novels I’ve read in years. Bardugo’s imaginative reach is brilliant, and this story-full of shocks and twists-is impossible to put down.' - Stephen King ' Ninth House is the best fantasy novel I’ve read in years, because it’s about real people. Leigh Bardugo will take her place alongside Lev Grossman and Deborah Harkness as one of the finest practitioners of literary fantasy writing today. Ninth House is the long-awaited adult debut by the beloved author of Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows. But their occult activities are more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive. Their eight windowless “tombs” are the well-known haunts of the rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street’s biggest players.

Still searching for answers, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most prestigious universities on a full ride. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. In fact, by age twenty, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug-dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Vickie Roberts, Andover Bookstore, Andover, MAįrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a mesmerizing tale of power, privilege, and dark magic set among the Ivy League elite. Great for fans of her other work who have aged up, or fans of gritty adult fantasy.” Bardugo’s first adult entry has a cast of characters you won’t soon forget, and great social commentary about class. “This stunning book in the tradition of The Secret History and The Magicians is about a girl who can see ghosts, and who gets a full scholarship to Yale in the aftermath of a horrible tragedy. Isabella Ogbolumani, Books, Evanston, IL Winter 2020 Reading Group Indie Next List I savored every moment reading this novel, and I am jealous of readers who get to experience it for the first time!”

I couldn’t put this book down I had to know what was going to happen next.

Bardugo balances dual timelines with intricate precision, and the history and world-building of her fantastical New Haven is superb. “Queen Leigh’s first foray into adult fantasy is a sensational success! One of the best fantasy books I’ve read in a long while, Ninth House contains Yale secret societies, ghosts, magic, morally gray characters, and murder.

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