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A Deadly Education
- Narrated by: Anisha Dadia
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
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Summary
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
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- lredhanded
- 01-05-23
Enjoyable!
The book starts strangely, effectively landing you in the middle of the story, but if you can get past that it's a good story. Don't expect too much, it's simplistic and a bit "teenagers save the day in an unlikely way" but it is young adult. It's fun and page turning though so as long as you go in with your eyes open and reality suspended, you'll enjoy it.
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- Sabrina Asz
- 22-12-20
a bit too dramatic for my taste
Usually Naomi Novik finds a great balance between realism and fantasy. but in this instance, I feel like she's over the top. the way she describes the school and the dangers makes it sound as if everyone should be dead because you have to literally be on your toes 24/7. the main character also feels a bit one dimensional and shallow. shame.
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- Sestra
- 29-07-21
Hogwarts meets the Hunger Games!
Took me a while to get into this, but I persevered because I knew Naomi Novik wouldn't let me down! And she didn't! Really great story with interesting, likeable characters. And a really interesting take on a magical school. Can't wait for the next book!
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- Anonymous User
- 29-08-22
Lovely world building!!
This is the only novel/series by Naomi Novik that I’ve liked. It is interesting, dark and enchanting, and the characters feel way more believable than in her previous books. It lacks the unhealthy romantic relationships that I usually complain about in Noviks novels. I recommend this!
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- MaureenMcEldridge
- 07-03-21
OK, but nowhere near as exciting as others
My least favourite Naomi Novik book unfortunately. The story felt quite dull in comparison to Spinning Silver and Uprooted which I loved.
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- Asbjørn
- 25-02-21
New twist to the Teenage College Story
I was filled with both joyus hope and trepidation as I started this latest work from Naomi Novik. Uprooted and Spinning Silver is some of the best fantasy I know. The series following the dragon Temeraire started equally good - but somewhere along the way it became drivel. Poorly written and drawn out...
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.
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- ob57
- 07-12-20
It is a good book to start off a series
It is a good book to a start off a series. I enjoyed the characters especially the main character El. The plot is good but not much happened. The setting was one of the best parts of the books. It was fascinating.
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- Nadine
- 02-10-21
Narrator doesn't do the story justice
I read this when it first came out and loved it immensely. Bought the audiobook because I wanted to re-read it on holiday before the 2nd one came out. I still love it, but am afraid Anisha Dadia isn't quite good enough to do Novik's brilliant story justice. Her wrong emphases can be a little grating and sometimes it feels as though she's not thinking about what she's saying. Would still recommend anyone who doesn't want to physically read it to try this audiobook, but if you have both options: please read it instead!
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- Becky
- 22-03-24
Easy listen young adult fantasy
Loved listening to this book. It was such an enjoyable and easy listen. Performance was good too.
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- Simon. M
- 21-11-20
Excellent story and narration
The story is a refreshing take on magical education, it has all of the factional intrigues between years, student types and 'house' affiliations, but is a lot less saccharine. The narration is excellent, (I have high-register hearing loss through poor career choices which makes me wary of some female narrators), but Anisha Dadia has such a good tonal range that she conjures a compelling protagonist whilst being perfectly audible. I loved the author/narrator combination of this audiobook and will buy the next instalments without hesitation!
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