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Katabasis
Two rival graduate students at a magical Cambridge descend into Hell to bring back their dead supervisor, whose recommendation each of them badly needs. It is a standalone mix of academic satire and underworld quest.
- First published
- 2025
- Pace
- Medium
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 541
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like dark academia with a dry sense of humour and a mythic setting.
Skip this if you want a light or romantic read, since the tone is bleak and the characters are driven and prickly.
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