{"title":"Naomi Novik","description":"Naomi Novik has written the Scholomance trilogy, the novels Uprooted and Spinning Silver, and the Temeraire series. She is a founder of the Archive of Our Own.","products":[{"product_id":"the-summer-war-hardcover","title":"The Summer War - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this poignant, heartfelt novella from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSpinning Silver\u003c\/i\u003e and the Scholomance trilogy, a young witch who has inadvertently cursed her brother to live a life without love must find a way to undo her spell.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCelia discovered her talent for magic on the day her beloved oldest brother, Argent, left home. Furious at him for abandoning her in a war-torn land, she lashed out, not realizing her childish, angry words would become imbued with the power of prophecy, dooming him to a life without love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Argent wanders the world, forced to seek only fame and glory instead of the love and belonging he truly desires, Celia attempts to undo the curse she placed on him. Yet even as she grows from a girl to a woman, she cannot find the solution--until she learns the truth about the centuries-old war between her own people and the summerlings, immortal beings who hold a relentless grudge against their mortal neighbors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, with the aid of her unwanted middle brother, Celia may be able to both undo her eldest brother's curse and heal the lands so long torn apart by the Summer War.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101201141983,"sku":"9780593984703","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/CD-SpQ9qP-9780593984703.webp?v=1781068457"},{"product_id":"a-deadly-education-paperback","title":"A Deadly Education - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - From the author of \u003ci\u003eUprooted\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpinning Silver\u003c\/i\u003e comes the first book of the Scholomance trilogy, the story of an unwilling dark sorceress who is destined to rewrite the rules of magic. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE LODESTAR AWARD - \"The dark school of magic I've been waiting for.\"--Katherine Arden, author of the Winternight Trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI decided that Orion Lake needed to die after the second time he saved my life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone loves Orion Lake. Everyone \u003ci\u003eelse, \u003c\/i\u003e that is. Far as I'm concerned, he can keep his flashy combat magic to himself. I'm not joining his pack of adoring fans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I don't need help surviving the Scholomance, even if they do. Forget the hordes of monsters and cursed artifacts, I'm probably the most dangerous thing in the place. Just give me a chance and I'll level mountains and kill untold millions, make myself the dark queen of the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At least, that's what the world expects. Most of the other students in here would be delighted if Orion killed me like one more evil thing that's crawled out of the drains. Sometimes I think they want me to turn into the evil witch they assume I am. The school certainly does. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But the Scholomance isn't getting what it wants from me. And neither is Orion Lake. I may not be anyone's idea of the shining hero, but I'm going to make it out of this place alive, and I'm not going to slaughter thousands to do it, either. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Although I'm giving serious consideration to \u003ci\u003ejust one\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith flawless mastery, Naomi Novik creates a school bursting with magic like you've never seen before, and a heroine for the ages--a character so sharply realized and so richly nuanced that she will live on in hearts and minds for generations to come.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe magic of the Scholomance trilogy continues in \u003ci\u003eThe Last Graduate \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Enclaves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The can't-miss fantasy of fall 2020, a brutal coming-of-power story steeped in the aesthetics of dark academia. . . . \u003ci\u003eA Deadly Education\u003c\/i\u003e will cement Naomi Novik's place as one of the greatest and most versatile fantasy writers of our time.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A must-read . . . Novik puts a refreshingly dark, adult spin on the magical boarding school. . . . Readers will delight in the push-and-pull of El and Orion's relationship, the fantastically detailed world, the clever magic system, and the matter-of-fact diversity of the student body.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101550448863,"sku":"9780593128503","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/b3l1SzN4N2NacExaVzBkd0RFNUprQT09.webp?v=1781071705"},{"product_id":"the-last-graduate-paperback","title":"The Last Graduate - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - The specter of graduation looms large as Naomi Novik's groundbreaking, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling trilogy continues in the stunning sequel to \u003ci\u003eA Deadly Education\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The climactic graduation-day battle will bring cheers, tears, and gasps as the second of the Scholomance trilogy closes with a breathtaking cliff-hanger.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHUGO AWARD FINALIST - LOCUS AWARD FINALIST - ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003ePolygon, Thrillist, She Reads\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Wisdom, Shelter.\u003c\/i\u003e That's the official motto of the Scholomance. I suppose you could even argue that it's true--only the wisdom is hard to come by, so the shelter's rather scant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur beloved school does its best to devour all its students--but now that I've reached my senior year and have actually won myself a handful of allies, it's suddenly developed a very particular craving for me. And even if I somehow make it through the endless waves of maleficaria that it keeps throwing at me in between grueling homework assignments, I haven't any idea how my allies and I are going to make it through the graduation hall alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnless, of course, I finally accept my foretold destiny of dark sorcery and destruction. That would certainly let me sail straight out of here. The course of wisdom, surely. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut I'm not giving in--not to the mals, not to fate, and especially not to the Scholomance. I'm going to get myself and my friends out of this hideous place for good--even if it's the last thing I do. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith keen insight and mordant humor, Novik reminds us that sometimes it is not enough to rewrite the rules--sometimes, you need to toss out the entire rulebook.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe magic of the Scholomance trilogy continues in \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Enclaves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101601894623,"sku":"9780593128886","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/dW5Rb2VaZkVvQU96MGpVSnVpbkU3UT09.webp?v=1781071803"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/naomi-novik.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}