Series
Harper L. Woods · 2023–2025
Creatures & Beings
Tropes & Themes
How it starts
Raised to be her father’s weapon against the Coven that took away his sister and his birthright, the protagonist is determined to protect her younger brother from a similar fate. Her mission leads her to the secretive town of Crystal Hollow and the prestigious Hollow’s Grove University, a place where magic is practiced freely. Here, she faces animosity from the enigmatic Headmaster, Alaric Grayson Thorne, with whom she shares a mutual disdain. As the school reopens its doors to the Thirteen, promising students destined to change the world, dark secrets and the ghosts of a bloody past threaten to unravel everything. For fans of The Magicians and Ninth House, this book offers a blend of dark romance and urban fantasy.