Ninth House

Leigh Bardugo's captivating adult debut introduces a gripping story of influence, exclusivity, dark sorcery, and murder among the Ivy League's elite. Galaxy 'Alex' Stern stands out as the least likely candidate in Yale's freshman class. Growing up on the outskirts of Los Angeles with her free-spirited mother, Alex strayed from the traditional path, leaving school prematurely and plunging into a life burdened with unsavory drug-dealer boyfriends and dead-end jobs. By the time she reached twenty, she had survived a gruesome massacre, unsolved and horrific. Many believed she had squandered her future, yet, while recovering in a hospital, a remarkable opportunity was extended to her: a full scholarship to one of the world's most distinguished universities. Why her, and what is the hidden cost? Seeking answers, Alex arrives in New Haven, where she is charged by enigmatic patrons to observe the enigmatic operations of Yale's clandestine societies. These eight enigmatic "tombs" have long served as gathering places for society's elite, from political figures to Wall Street's most influential. Yet, their secretive practices involve dark and dangerous magic, including necromancy and preying upon the living, surpassing even the wildest fantasies of the paranoid.