
A Deadly Education
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Narrated by:
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Anisha Dadia
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By:
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Naomi Novik
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
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The Sunday Times bestselling novel from the award-winning author of UPROOTED
In the start of an all-new trilogy, the bestselling author of Uprooted and Spinning Silver introduces you to a dangerous school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death - until one girl begins to rewrite its rules.
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Enter a school of magic unlike any you have ever encountered.
There are no teachers, no holidays, friendships are purely strategic, and the odds of survival are never equal.
Once you're inside, there are only two ways out: you graduate or you die.
El Higgins is uniquely prepared for the school's many dangers. She may be without allies, but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level mountains and wipe out untold millions - never mind easily destroy the countless monsters that prowl the school.
Except, she might accidentally kill all the other students, too. So El is trying her hardest not to use it... that is, unless she has no other choice.
Wry, witty, endlessly inventive, and mordantly funny - yet with a true depth and fierce justice at its heart - this enchanting novel reminds us that there are far more important things than mere survival.
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'Hilarious and wild! Take any fictional magic school, make it as over-the-top dangerous as possible, and populate it with a bunch of snarky teenagers; the result is pure batshit fun.'
N.K. Jemisin, three-time Hugo Award winner and author of The Fifth Season
'Novik deliciously undoes expectations about magic schools, destined heroes, and family legacies. A gorgeous book about monsters and monstrousness, chockablock with action, cleverness, and wit.' Holly Black, #1 New York Times bestselling author
'The Scholomance is the dark school of magic I've been waiting for, and its wise, witty, and monstrous heroine is one I'd happily follow anywhere-even into a school full of monsters.'
Katherine Arden, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale
'The wonderful cast of characters will grab a hold of your heart and you'll never want to leave this deadly school ... a fantasy that delights on every level. I loved this brilliant book.'
Stephanie Garber, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Caraval series
'Eyeball-meltingly brilliant. Novik is, quite simply, a genius.'
Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author of And I Darken
'Sharp, witty, and darkly effervescent, A Deadly Education is Naomi Novik's fresh take on the concept of the magic school. One of my favorite reads of the year.'
Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls
'Naomi Novik reinvents the magical school story by working a strange, funny, wild, dark magic all her own. This is not just your next great read - it's your new obsession.'
Gwenda Bond
'A delightfully brutal world ... and a practical, ruthless heroine with the guts and wits to survive it.'
Emily Skrutskie
'Fresh, smart, and delightfully unique. It's Hogwarts with higher stakes and sharper claws, and I absolutely loved it.'
Alix E. Harrow
'A nightmare from which I never wished to wake. Savage, inventive, and soulful, Novik grasps the totems of childhood that linger in your mind-schools of magic, curses, cutthroat classmates, monsters-only to twist them into a grand new tale that'll make you believe in magic again.'
Pierce Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Age
OK, but nowhere near as exciting as others
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A Deadly Education is a promising new start. There is one or two places where the story feels forced - but I am again excited about Novik's storytelling.
New twist to the Teenage College Story
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It is a good book to start off a series
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Narrator doesn't do the story justice
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Easy listen young adult fantasy
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I really enjoyed the concept it all. I don’t want to give out spoilers of course!
Looking forward to book two!
Performance from the narrator: excellent!
Harry Potter meets Hunger Games
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Fun and engaging world
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Wonderfully enjoyable
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I would definitely recommend it.
Surprisingly Amazing
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El is a sarcastic and antisocial girl with an affinity for mass destruction.
How can she make alliances to defeat the many grotesque creatures that lurk inside the walls when she comes across as a dark (and possibly evil) witch? 🧙♀️☠😈
A bit trashy and definitely teen fiction
So exactly what I wanted! the narrator has the perfect voice for El's personality.
The downside is that the characters inner monologues can get overly long at times and the magic terminology is laid on thick early.
The upside: it is fun and a bit dark with bloodshed, dark creatures and is different enough from the other magic school books I've read to be it's own thing. It is refreshing to have a lead character that is smart instead of lucky, and sceptical instead of being a classic naive hero.
I look forward to listening to the second one when it is out later in the year.
Dark teen fiction. Well narrated.
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