Hell Bent
The instant Sunday Times bestselling global sensation from the author of The Familiar
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4.5 • 62 Ratings
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Publisher Description
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SEQUEL TO NINTH HOUSE
THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER FOR BEST FANTASY OF 2023
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Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. Alex Stern is back and the Ivy League is going straight to hell.
Galaxy 'Alex' Stern is determined to break Darlington out of hell - even if it endangers her future at Lethe and at Yale.
But Alex is playing with forces far beyond her control, and when faculty members begin to die off, she knows these aren't just accidents.
Something deadly is at work in New Haven, and if Alex 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.
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.
PRAISE FOR NINTH HOUSE:
'Impossible to put down' STEPHEN KING
'One of the best fantasy novels I've read in years' LEV GROSSMAN
'Ninth House rocked my world' JOE HILL
'I wouldn't blame you for taking the day off to finish it' KELLY LINK
'Mesmerising' CHARLAINE HARRIS
'Compulsively readable' KIRKUS
'Atmospheric' BOOKLIST
'The fantasy novel of the year' THE I
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Leigh Bardugo's book 'Ninth House' was a No. 7 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 14-10-2019.
Leigh Bardugo's book 'Hell Bent' was a No. 2 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 09-01-2023.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Bardugo, best known for her YA Grishaverse novels, returns to the more adult struggles of Alex Stern, low-level L.A. drug dealer turned Yale scholarship student thanks to her ability to see and corral ghosts ("Grays"), in this thrilling sequel to 2019's Ninth House. Now employed as a Virgil by Lethe House, the Yale body that oversees the magical rituals of the campus's many secret societies, Alex is pulled in several directions as she tries to fill the role left empty when her upperclassman mentor, Darlington, was sent to Hell by a diabolical dean. Ignoring her patrons' instructions to move on, she persists in digging into the secrets of Lethe's past, searching for a way to open a portal and bring Darlington back. Alex's own past will not stay hidden either; her L.A. supplier, Eitan Harel, having learned of her ability, comes calling with jobs for her, including intimidating a strangely unaging former Yalie. Bardugo surrounds Alex with fascinating supporting players, among them a damaged New Haven cop and a naive roommate excited by the lure of the supernatural, while keeping the story's drive firmly in Alex's grip for another scrappy underdog tale. The taut plot, often grisly magic, lavish scene-setting, and wry humor combine to make this just as un-put-downable as the first installment. Readers will be wowed.
Customer Reviews
incredible
an amazing sequel to an amazing first book, i can’t wait to see what corner of hell leigh bardugo drags us to next