A Deadly Education is set in the Scholomance, a school for young wizards where survival is anything but guaranteed. The protagonist, El, is a powerful but socially awkward student with dark magic, trying to survive the deadly school while resisting her destructive potential.
Novik’s novel is a dark, witty take on the magical school trope, filled with danger, complex characters, and a unique magic system.
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