"The best fantasy novel I’ve read in years, because it’s about real people... Impossible to put down." —Stephen King Enter a mesmerizing world of power, privilege, and dark magic among the Ivy League elite in the first book in the Alex Stern series. Goodreads Choice Award Winner Locus Finalist Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. 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. In fact, by age twenty, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. 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. What’s the catch, and why her? Still searching for answers, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. Their eight windowless “tombs” are the well-known haunts of the rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street’s biggest players. But their occult activities are more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive. They tamper with forbidden magic. They raise the dead. And, sometimes, they prey on the living. Don't miss the highly-anticipated sequel, Hell Bent.

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Alex Stern Series 2-Book Set: Ninth House & Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

When Prometheus, a stable attendant, rescues the Prince of Nehemia from a band of assassins in the land of the Faraways, his life changes in a most dramatic way. Becoming Lord Prometheus plunges him into a world of dark and baffling currents. Just as quickly as they rise to prominence, the king casts Prometheus and his family into the dungeons because of scheming members of the Nobility. To deliver their parents, Parsifal and Shanara-Prometheus' two older children-set off on a Quest to find the Truth and to free their father from charges of high treason. The King of Nehemia has given them forty days to return with the Truth. With the aid of the Lady of the Light, they follow a path, replete not only with perils but also with adventures, which takes them into the Kingdom of Oblivia and to the House of Truth-the sacred Ninth House.

Rebirth of the Ninth House

When Prometheus, a stable attendant, rescues the Prince of Nehemia from a band of assassins in the Land of the Faraways, his life changes in a most dramatic way. Becoming Lord Prometheus plunges him into a world of dark and baffling currents. Just as quickly as they rise to prominence, he and his family are cast into the dungeons because of scheming members of the Nobility. To deliver their parents, Parsifal and Shanara-Prometheus' two older children-set off on a quest to find the truth and to free their father from charges of high treason. With the aid of the Lady of the Light, they followed a path, replete not only with peril but also with adventures, that took them into the Kingdom of Oblivia and to the House of Truth-the sacred Ninth House. Their ride for the truth is a desperate one, for the King of Nehemia has given them only forty days to return with the truth-on the day of the Feast of the Sephracals. Along their journey they encounter hurdles of awe-inspiring proportions and experience many trials. Furthermore, they crash headlong into the most woeful tale of love and betrayal imaginable and succeed in freeing Prince Parragon and Lady Melanore by breaking a staggering curse that has kept them in darkest despair. Having secured the truth, the siblings embark on a long ride home. This journey takes them through four other sacred houses in the Land of Evermore: the House of Consequences, the House of Tranquility, the House of Harmony, and the House of Love. Along the way, the mighty Pasadaynian, a notorious outlaw, protects the siblings from enemies sent to stop them. Despite setbacks, they vindicate their father-just barely in time.

Resurrection of the Ninth House

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