AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERI.V. Marie's thrilling dark academia debut set at a magical
boarding school in purgatory where some fates are worse than death ... For fans of Leigh
Bardugo's Ninth House Olivie Blake's The Atlas Six and Naomi Novik's A Deadly Education .
Welcome to Blackwood Academy: a boarding school located on the fringes of the afterlife. No one
knows why they end up at Blackwood but when they enter the school's arched gates the only way
out is to be chosen for the Decennial - a series of magical trials held once a decade. The
chosen pupil is offered a choice: graduate and join Blackwood's magical elite or venture into
the unknown and cross over to the Other Side. Wren knows she has what it takes to win-unless
that is her arch-rival (and subject of her tortured dreams) Augustine steals her spot. Irene
has never cared about playing by the rules and will break whatever (and whoever) stands in her
way including her only friend Masika. Olivier has given up securing the nomination. But he'll
stop at nothing to keep Emilio from crossing over to the Other Side. All are determined to be
Blackwood's chosen candidate. All are determined to win. But this Decennial will be unlike any
before. Six nominees. Four trials. One victor. The competitors are about to learn that there
are some fates worse than death.
