If you loved
Books like A Deadly Education
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik: what to read next, and why.
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
The cheerful opposite: a magic school with real danger but also warmth and wonder.
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The Magicians
Another bleak, adult-leaning take on magical education where talent has a real cost.
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Ninth House
Another school-adjacent fantasy that is dark, violent and driven by a wary heroine.