Last Graduate

Description: "A budding dark sorceress determined not to use her formidable powers uncovers yet more secrets about the workings of her world in the stunning sequel to A Deadly Education, the start of Naomi Novik's groundbreaking crossover series. At the Scholomance, El, Orion, and the other students are faced with their final year--and the looming specter of matriculation, a deadly ritual that leaves few students alive after. El is determined that her group will make it out alive, but it is a prospect that is looking harder by the day as the savagery of the school ramps up. Until El realizes that sometimes winning the game means throwing out all the rules . . "--

Review Quotes: Praise for The Last Graduate

"[The Last Graduate] rips along like a force of nature. In the abstract, this is a story about relying on others--but in the concrete, it is about how to survive when the odds are against you. As she did with [A Deadly Education], Novik changes the game again with the very last line."--Locus

"Truly one of the best fantasy series out there right now, and it's not close."--Culturess

"[The Last Graduate] is as compulsive a read as [A Deadly Education]. As a warning, it ends on another killer cliffhanger."--BuzzFeed

"Naomi Novik's Scholomance series, about kids at a preposterously deadly magical school, stands out in a ridiculously crowded field. Its sheer viciousness, its grim humor, and its complicated interpersonal politics are an immediate draw."--Polygon

"Sardonic students, gruesome monsters, growing friendships, and a touch of romance create a highly readable story. Some questions remain to be answered in the trilogy's last volume. The end of this installment ensures that book three can't come fast enough."--Library Journal (starred review)

Praise for A Deadly Education

"Eyeball-meltingly brilliant--Novik is, quite simply, a genius."--Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author of And I Darken

"Naomi Novik has written the wizard-school book that we all deserve! Constant peril, a fresh magic system, and a deeper discussion of how educational inequality currently functions than I ever expected to see in fantasy."--Hank Green, author of A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor

"Novik skillfully combines sharp humor with layers of imagination to build a fantasy that delights on every level."--Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series

"The Scholomance is the dark school of magic I've been waiting for."--Katherine Arden, New York Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale

"A gorgeous book about monsters and monstrousness, chockablock with action, cleverness, and wit."--Holly Black, #1 New York Times bestselling author