Catábasis

Synopsis of Catábasis

Dive into a fascinating dark academia fantasy novel by R. F. Kuang, where two rival students are forced to put aside their differences to embark on a dangerous journey to the underworld. Their mission: to rescue their professor's soul, even if it means risking their own. Inspired by Dante's Inferno and Susanna Clarke's Piranesi, this special hardcover edition dazzles with a dust jacket, decorated edges, and illustrated endpapers. Join Alice Law and Peter Murdoch on their descent into hell, guided by the stories of Dante and Orpheus, armed with chalk to draw pentagrams and a fervent desire to validate their academic efforts. But hell is not what they imagine, magic is not always the solution, and a dark secret in Alice and Peter's past could be their salvation or their doom.