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Ninth House

Ninth House, Book 1

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Ninth House

By: Leigh Bardugo
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang, Michael David Axtell
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Summary

 'Impossible to put down' STEPHEN KING
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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER FOR BEST FANTASY OF 2019

AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF OCTOBER 2019

A 2020 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST

IN DEVELOPMENT FOR TELEVISION WITH AMAZON STUDIOS

BY THE BESTSELLING CREATOR OF THE GRISHAVERSE

AND THE NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES SHADOW AND BONE

STEP INTO THE WORLD OF NINTH HOUSE
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Galaxy 'Alex' Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale's freshman class. A dropout and the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved crime, Alex was hoping for a fresh start. But a free ride to one of the world's most prestigious universities was bound to come with a catch.

Alex has been tasked with monitoring the mysterious activities of Yale's secret societies - well-known haunts of the rich and powerful. Now there's a dead girl on campus and Alex seems to be the only person who won't accept the neat answer the police and campus administration have come up with for her murder.

Because Alex knows the secret societies are far more sinister and extraordinary than anyone ever imagined. They tamper with forbidden magic. They raise the dead. And sometimes they prey on the living . . .

'One of the best fantasy novels I've read in years' LEV GROSSMAN

'Ninth House rocked my world' JOE HILL

'I wouldn't blame you for taking the day off to finish it' KELLY LINK

'Mesmerising' CHARLAINE HARRIS

'Compulsively readable' KIRKUS

'Atmospheric' BOOKLIST

'The fantasy novel of the year' THE I
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Leigh Bardugo's book 'Ninth House' was a No. 7 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 14-10-2019.
Leigh Bardugo's book 'Hell Bent' was a No. 2 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 09-01-2023. Dark Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Horror Scary Crime Magic Paranormal
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Critic reviews

Ninth House is the best fantasy novel I've read in years, because it's about real people. Bardugo's imaginative reach is brilliant, and this story, full of shocks and twists, is impossible to put down
Ninth House is one of the best fantasy novels I've read in years. This book is brilliant, funny, raw and utterly magnificent - it's a portal to a world you'll never want to leave
Ninth House is the best thing I've read in a long time. There's so much magic here that you'll begin to feel it seeping into the room around you as you read, and characters so real you 'll practically hear their voices in your ear. Leigh Bardugo has written a book so delicious, so twisty, and so immersive I wouldn't blame you for taking the day off to finish it
Leigh Bardugo's Ninth House rocked my world. I could not get enough of sinewy, ghost-haunted Alex Stern, a heroine for the ages. With a bruised heart and bleeding knuckles, she risks death and damnation ? again and again ? for the people she cares about. I was cheering her on the whole way: from the first brilliant sentence of this book to the last. More, please, Ms. Bardugo
In this mesmerizing novel, Leigh Bardugo introduces us to Alex, a high-school dropout who gets a free ride to Yale because of a unique talent. Bardugo's New Haven is plausible and frightening, and I was one rapt reader
The worldbuilding is rock solid, the plot is propulsive, and readers will be clamoring for a sequel as soon as they read the last page
Fantasy readers, particularly those who love ghosts, will hungrily devour this novel
The fantasy novel of the year
All stars
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It is a good story, but probably better to be read than listened. It's a bit hard to keep track of all the weird names when listening.

Better read than heard

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As a middle aged man who usually reads YA books (like Leigh Bardugo's other works), I found this adult book still kept the magic, intrigue and pace you usually find in YA books. Just with a lot more adult themes. I hope she writes more in this series.

Awesome stuff

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The book starts off real slow, also pretty confusing, so after listening to a couple of hours I felt frustrated and a little bored. But then it slowly starting growing on me and the story got pretty gripping too. Even though magic and magical schools are kind of overexploited subjects as some have pointed out in the reviews already, it was still quite original and not as cliched as one might think. This being a debut I can only expect it getting better...

Definitely grew on me

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Decided to reread before going on to Hell Bent and I can't believe how much I still love this book!
I am now perfectly prepared for whatever the sequel holds in store for me 🙈

Still so good!

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i felt very confused in the beginning because you're plunged in the story with all the characters and names and places with no introduction, as if you're already supposed to know who and what they are. but their background and motives are revealed later in the book. so I managed to enjoy the story eventually and looking forward to getting the sequel!

amazing performance

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