Description
'Saturated with violence, desire, and power. It's a book with blood on its lips, and I loved it completely.' ALIX E. HARROW
'Alexis Henderson is one of the best Gothic writers out there.' HANNAH WHITTEN
'Dark academia stunner infused with Henderson's signature style - it's lush, atmospheric, imaginative and impossible to put down.' RACHEL HARRISON
'A modern-day Anne Rice, Henderson has a gift for creating a world engorged with desire and death.' THE NEW YORK TIMES
Lennon Carter's life is falling apart.
Until she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to sit the entrance exam for somewhere very few have heard of - Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah.
Lennon has been chosen because - like everyone else at the school - she is special. She possesses the innate gift of persuasion: the ability to wield her will like a weapon and to use it to control others and, in rare cases, matter itself.
After passing the gruelling exam, Lennon must now learn how to master this devastating power.
While persuasion takes a heavy toll on her body and her mind, she is captivated by all that surrounds her - her studies, Drayton's lush, moss-draped campus, her brilliant classmates and, most of all, by Dante, the charismatic adviser who both intimidates and enamours her.
But as Lennon becomes more adept at wielding her uncanny abilities, she uncovers more about the unsettling history of Drayton and Dante's tragic and violent past, and is increasingly disturbed by what she finds.
For it seems that the ultimate test is to embrace absolute power without succumbing to corruption and darkness . . . and it's a test she's terrified she is going to fail.
About the Author
Alexis Henderson is a speculative fiction writer with a penchant for dark fantasy, witchcraft and cosmic horror. Her adult books include The Year of the Witching, House of Hunger and An Academy for Liars. Growing up in one of America's most haunted cities, Savannah, Georgia, instilled in her a life-long love of ghost stories. When she doesn't have her nose buried in a book, you can find her painting or watching horror movies with her feline familiar. When I Was Death is her debut YA novel.
Reviews
This darkly gorgeous story is a lavish feast for fans of gothic horror. One of my top reads of the year! -- SUNYI DEAN, author of The Book Eaters
The perfect blend of gothic horror and dark academia. It grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go until long after its final pages. Lennon's is a vicious and gloriously unsettling tale of power, betrayal, and the bloody price of ambition. -- FRANCESCA MAY, author of Wild and Wicked Things
Alexis Henderson turns her incredible eye for the upsetting to academia, and delivers a campus novel saturated with violence, desire, and power. It's a book with blood on its lips, and I loved it completely. -- ALIX E. HARROW, author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January
A modern-day Anne Rice, Henderson has a gift for creating a world engorged with desire and death. * THE NEW YORK TIMES *
An Academy for Liars is propulsive, thought provoking, and sexy - Alexis Henderson is in a class of her own. -- HANNAH WHITTEN, author of The Foxglove King
Dark academia stunner infused with Henderson's signature style - it's lush, atmospheric, imaginative and impossible to put down. -- RACHEL HARRISON, author of Cackle
Perfect for the darker nights, this atmospheric novel is one for lovers of dark academia. * HEAT magazine *
Book Information
ISBN 9781804993651
Author Alexis Henderson
Format Paperback
Page Count 464
Imprint Penguin (Transworld)
Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
Weight(grams) 500g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 127mm * 35mm
