A Deadly Education: A Novel (The Scholomance)
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of Uprooted and Spinning Silver comes the first book of the Scholomance trilogy, the story of an unwilling dark sorceress who is destined to rewrite the rules of magic. FINALIST FOR THE LODESTAR AWARD - "The dark school of magic I've been waiting for."--Katherine Arden, author of the Winternight Trilogy I decided that Orion Lake needed to die after the second time he saved my life. Everyone loves Orion Lake. Everyone else, that is. Far as I'm concerned, he can keep his flashy combat magic to himself. I'm not joining his pack of adoring fans. I don't need help surviving the Scholomance, even if they do. Forget the hordes of monsters and cursed artifacts, I'm probably the most dangerous thing in the place. Just give me a chance and I'll level mountains and kill untold millions, make myself the dark queen of the world. At least, that's what the world expects. Most of the other students in here would be delighted if Orion killed me like one more evil thing that's crawled out of the drains. Sometimes I think they want me to turn into the evil witch they assume I am. The school certainly does. But the Scholomance isn't getting what it wants from me. And neither is Orion Lake. I may not be anyone's idea of the shining hero, but I'm going to make it out of this place alive, and I'm not going to slaughter thousands to do it, either. Although I'm giving serious consideration to just one. With flawless mastery, Naomi Novik creates a school bursting with magic like you've never seen before, and a heroine for the ages--a character so sharply realized and so richly nuanced that she will live on in hearts and minds for generations to come.The magic of the Scholomance trilogy continues in The Last Graduate and The Golden Enclaves "The can't-miss fantasy of fall 2020, a brutal coming-of-power story steeped in the aesthetics of dark academia. . . . A Deadly Education will cement Naomi Novik's place as one of the greatest and most versatile fantasy writers of our time."--BookPage (starred review) "A must-read . . . Novik puts a refreshingly dark, adult spin on the magical boarding school. . . . Readers will delight in the push-and-pull of El and Orion's relationship, the fantastically detailed world, the clever magic system, and the matter-of-fact diversity of the student body."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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возможно вернусь к этой книге, когда ее переведут на русский, и попробую еще раз, но сейчас сил моих больше нет. какой-то чрезвычайно неприятный для чтения текст, через который надо продираться - не знаю даже как объяснить, в другом ревью на другую книгу было выражение painful wordiness, вот это наверное оно. такая детализация, что сюжета за ней вообще не видно. я даже затрудняюсь ответить, что за события произошли в том куске, что я проч...read more
возможно вернусь к этой книге, когда ее переведут на русский, и попробую еще раз, но сейчас сил моих больше нет. какой-то чрезвычайно неприятный для чтения текст, через который надо продираться - не знаю даже как объяснить, в другом ревью на другую книгу было выражение painful wordiness, вот это наверное оно. такая детализация, что сюжета за ней вообще не видно. я даже затрудняюсь ответить, что за события произошли в том куске, что я проч...read more
I was obsessed with this book, ngl. When I first started reading it, there was so much info dumping and I felt like I was thrown into this world without having any idea what was going on. There were a bunch of terms that were given, especially words that were like three letters off, so that was a little confusing. At the time, I was definitely like “okay, at max 3 stars for this book.” But once I got used to the terms and references, things got m...read more
I found the MC quite caustic initially and it took me a long time to warm up to her. The world is brutal but I did like the magic system. Once I was engaged in the story I stayed engaged. I haven't decided if I want to read the next one. Not because I'm not curious but because I'm not sure I'm ready to go back to such a dark and lonely world. It's a place where friendships are formed based on survival and resource sharing is as cutthroat as i...read more
First time in forever I've gotten this hooked on a book, can't wait to read part 2 and 3! The world-building and the way magic works in El's world are interesting and unique, I liked the storyline and couldn't put this book down. 10/10 because this was the book that finally got me back into reading and the dark humor and story gave me enough dopamine to stick to it.
This is a little like Harry Potter meets Series of unfortunate events. Galadriel (El) is a young outcast at this school for wizards. Friendless, she uses sarcasm as her shield; until all of a sudden, she has an ally. Orion is the hero who kills all of the bad things and he decides to rescue El. It’s fascinating to watch her navigate the pitfalls of growing up there, as well as the risks involved in making friends.
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