Alex Stern Series 2-Book Set: Ninth House & Hell Bent

Alex Stern #1-2

by Leigh Bardugo

From the author of Shadow and Bone, now a hit NETFLIX series The smash New York Times bestseller from Leigh Bardugo, a mesmerizing tale of power, privilege, and dark magic set among the Ivy League elite. "The best fantasy novel I’ve read in years, because it’s about real people....Impossible to put down." ―Stephen King Goodreads Choice Award Winner Locus Finalist Alex Stern Series 2-Book Set includes Ninth House & Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

Genres: Fantasy

976 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2023

About the author

Leigh Bardugo is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House and the creator of the Grishaverse (now a Netflix original series) which spans the Shadow and Bone trilogy, the Six of Crows duology, the King of Scars duology—and much more. Her short fiction has appeared in multiple anthologies including The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy. She lives in Los Angeles and is an associate fellow of Pauli Murray College at Yale University. For information on new releases and appearances, sign up for her newsletter.

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Reviews

[Stéphanie Beaudoin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ninth House is dark, magical, and full of secret societies, ghosts, politics, and twists I didn’t see coming. I loved everything about it, especially how gritty and immersive the Yale setting felt.

Hell Bent took everything deeper. Higher stakes, darker choices, and so much emotional payoff. Watching Alex fight for the people she cares about was heartbreaking.

The plot is razor-sharp. The characters are messy and brilliant. Leigh Bardugo built something unforgettable here. I’m desperate for book three!!!

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Let me start by saying, Leigh Bardugo is one of my favorite authors. Now it took me a minute to get into Ninth House, but once I got in the groove I couldn't put it down. The plot of this duo is *chefs kiss! At the end of the second book, I was left hungry for a third.

[Mary Jane Grandaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a really wonderful swerve on Magic! Great book!