A Deadly Education: A Novel (The Scholomance)

by Naomi Novik

Hardcover, 2020

Status

Available

Call number

PS3614.O93

Description

Enter a school of magic unlike any you have ever encountered: There are no teachers, no holidays, and no friendships save strategic ones. Survival is more important than any letter grade, for the school won't allow its students to leave until they graduate -- or die. The rules are deceptively simple: Don't walk the halls alone. And beware of the monsters who lurk everywhere. El is uniquely prepared for the school's dangers. She may be without allies, but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level mountains and wipe out untold millions. It would be easy enough for El to defeat the monsters that prowl the school. The problem? Her powerful dark magic might also kill all the other students. So El is trying her hardest not to use her power -- at least not until she has no other option. Meanwhile, her fellow student, the insufferable Orion Lake, is making heroism look like a breeze. He's saved hundreds of lives -- including El's -- with his flashy combat magic. But in the spring of their junior year, after Orion rescues El for the second time and makes her look like more of an outcast than she already is, she reaches an impulsive conclusion: Orion Lake must die. But El is about to learn some lessons she never could in the classroom: About the school. About Orion Lake. And about who she really is.… (more)

Collection

Rating

(750 ratings; 4.2)

Publication

Del Rey (2020), 336 pages

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Physical description

8.69 inches

Media reviews

Library Journal (starred review)
The magic and mystery of this chillingly lovely novel will appeal to both YA and adult fans of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books. . . . An unresolved ending leaves readers eager for the next installment.
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I loved this book. It’s such a nail-biter, it’s funny, it’s thought-provoking, and it’s such a good read.

LCC

PS3614.O93

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ISBN

0593128486 / 9780593128480
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