Lethe and the police, but he isn’t happy about it. Nervous and awkward, she struggles to connect with the peopleĪn ambitious detective in the New Haven PD, Turner acts as liaison between Researcher, a fabulous cook, and the person who keeps Lethe running Pamela Dawes A grad student forever at work on her dissertation, Dawes is a champion Veil and he resents Alex’s natural gifts. He is obsessed with magic and the world beyond the

The organization charged with overseeing Yale’s magical secret societies.Īlex’s mentor at Lethe, he is smart, sophisticated, and a bit of a snob. Scholarship, and there are most definitely strings attached: in return forĪ ginned-up transcript and a free ride to one of the most prestigiousĬolleges in the world, Alex will have to become a deputy of Lethe House, Unique ability to see ghosts, called Grays.

At her hospital bed, she is offered a chance to attend Yale on a full scholarship because of her See the exclusive cover reveal of Leigh Bardugo's 'Hell Bent.' Flatiron Books / MacmillanĪs the synopsis reads, 'Something deadly is at work in New Haven, and if Alex is going to survive, she’ll have to reckon with the monsters of her past and a darkness built into the university’s very walls.Need a Ninth House refresher before you read Hell Bent? The SetupĪlex “Galaxy” Stern is a high school dropout, a low-level drug dealer, and the sole survivor of a horrific multiple homicide. But when faculty members start to die, she knows that the magic is getting out of control. “I know it’s been a long wait for readers, but I’m thrilled to throw open the doors of Lethe once again and welcome them to another tale of murder and arcane magic set at Yale,' Bardugo told TODAY in a statement.Īccording to the official synopsis, Alex is determined to break Darlington out of hell at all costs. If you recall, Darlington - a senior at Yale - is literally trapped in hell. 10, 2023, will continue Alex's story, and picking up after that cliffhanger. transplant with the ability to see the dead - is drawn into this world through her membership at Lethe, the ninth secret society that watches over the other eight (and prevents them from taking their divination, seances, and blood magic too far).īardugo's upcoming novel ' Hell Bent,' out Jan. During her first year at Yale, Galaxy 'Alex' Stern - an L.A.

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