Blackwing

Pre-order now to receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION— only available on the first printing while supplies last! The collector’s hardcover features stenciled edges, case effects, and illustrated endpapers. Dante’s Inferno meets Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi in this all-new dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two graduate students must put aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul—perhaps at the cost of their own. Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek: The story of a hero’s descent to the underworld Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become one of the brightest minds in the field of Magick. She has sacrificed everything to make that a reality: her pride, her health, her love life, and most definitely her sanity. All to work with Professor Jacob Grimes at Cambridge, the greatest magician in the world. That is, until he dies in a magical accident that could possibly be her fault. Grimes is now in Hell, and she’s going in after him. Because his recommendation could hold her very future in his now incorporeal hands and even death is not going to stop the pursuit of her dreams…. Nor will the fact that her rival, Peter Murdoch, has come to the very same conclusion. With nothing but the tales of Orpheus and Dante to guide them, enough chalk to draw the Pentagrams necessary for their spells, and the burning desire to make all the academic trauma mean anything, they set off across Hell to save a man they don’t even like. But Hell is not like the storybooks say, Magick isn’t always the answer, and there’s something in Alice and Peter’s past that could forge them into the perfect allies…or lead to their doom.

In 1828, orphaned by cholera in Canton, Robin Swift is whisked away to London by the enigmatic Professor Lovell. His destiny: rigorous training in Latin, Greek, and Chinese, all leading to enrollment at Oxford's prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—Babel.

But Babel is more than just a center for languages; it's the heart of a magic fueled by silver-working, where the nuances lost in translation are alchemically imbued into enchanted silver bars. This power has propelled the British Empire to unprecedented global dominance.

For Robin, Oxford is a paradise of knowledge. Yet, as he delves deeper into his studies, he confronts a devastating truth: Babel's power is built on the subjugation of his homeland. Torn between loyalty to the Empire and his own heritage, Robin is drawn into the clandestine Hermes Society, a group determined to dismantle imperial expansion.

As Britain ignites an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin faces an impossible choice: Can he reform a corrupt institution from within, or must he embrace violent revolution to sever the ties that bind Babel to empire? In a world where translation is power and betrayal is inevitable, how much is he willing to sacrifice?

Elspeth Spindle harbors a dark secret: a sinister spirit known as the Nightmare resides within her mind. Bound to her since childhood, the Nightmare offers protection, but at a terrifying cost. In the isolated kingdom of Blunder, magic is both feared and revered, tied to ancient cards called the Providence. When Elspeth's secret is threatened, she's thrust into a perilous quest to master the cards and save her kingdom from a spreading darkness.

Entangled with Ravyn Yew, the enigmatic and dangerous nephew of the king, Elspeth navigates a web of courtly intrigue and forbidden desires. As they delve deeper into the mysteries of the Providence cards, the line between sanity and madness blurs. Elspeth must learn to control the Nightmare within, or risk unleashing a monster that could consume them all.

In a world steeped in gothic atmosphere and shadowed by fairytale dread, One Dark Window weaves a tale of dark magic, forbidden romance, and the monstrous power within. Perfect for readers who crave lush fantasy with a chilling edge, where every secret has a price and every choice could spell doom.

Enter a world of gothic atmosphere, intricate magic, and simmering romance in this dark fantasy, where faith clashes with free will, and the line between knight and monster blurs.

Sybil Delling has spent nine years dreaming of anything other than dreams at all. Bound to an ancient covenant, she and the other foundling girls of theién Monastery are diviners, able to predict the future through visions granted by six unearthly figures known as the Omens. But when Sybil sees a coming horror—the Stonewater Knights burning the monastery to the ground—she takes desperate action.

Judah, a disillusioned Stonewater Knight, is plagued by guilt and haunted by the horrors he's witnessed. Ordered to destroy theién Monastery and kill the diviners, he defies his superiors and helps Sybil escape, setting them on a collision course with a dark destiny.

As they navigate treacherous landscapes and evade relentless pursuers, Sybil and Judah must confront the truths of their pasts and the forbidden desires igniting between them. But the Omens are always watching, and their prophecies are not easily escaped. Can Sybil and Judah rewrite their fates, or are they destined to become pawns in a game far greater than themselves?