
A Deadly Education
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Narrated by:
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Anisha Dadia
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By:
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Naomi Novik
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
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The Sunday Times bestselling novel from the award-winning author of UPROOTED
In the start of an all-new trilogy, the bestselling author of Uprooted and Spinning Silver introduces you to a dangerous school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death - until one girl begins to rewrite its rules.
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Enter a school of magic unlike any you have ever encountered.
There are no teachers, no holidays, friendships are purely strategic, and the odds of survival are never equal.
Once you're inside, there are only two ways out: you graduate or you die.
El Higgins is uniquely prepared for the school's many dangers. She may be without allies, but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level mountains and wipe out untold millions - never mind easily destroy the countless monsters that prowl the school.
Except, she might accidentally kill all the other students, too. So El is trying her hardest not to use it... that is, unless she has no other choice.
Wry, witty, endlessly inventive, and mordantly funny - yet with a true depth and fierce justice at its heart - this enchanting novel reminds us that there are far more important things than mere survival.
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'Hilarious and wild! Take any fictional magic school, make it as over-the-top dangerous as possible, and populate it with a bunch of snarky teenagers; the result is pure batshit fun.'
N.K. Jemisin, three-time Hugo Award winner and author of The Fifth Season
'Novik deliciously undoes expectations about magic schools, destined heroes, and family legacies. A gorgeous book about monsters and monstrousness, chockablock with action, cleverness, and wit.' Holly Black, #1 New York Times bestselling author
'The Scholomance is the dark school of magic I've been waiting for, and its wise, witty, and monstrous heroine is one I'd happily follow anywhere-even into a school full of monsters.'
Katherine Arden, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale
'The wonderful cast of characters will grab a hold of your heart and you'll never want to leave this deadly school ... a fantasy that delights on every level. I loved this brilliant book.'
Stephanie Garber, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Caraval series
'Eyeball-meltingly brilliant. Novik is, quite simply, a genius.'
Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author of And I Darken
'Sharp, witty, and darkly effervescent, A Deadly Education is Naomi Novik's fresh take on the concept of the magic school. One of my favorite reads of the year.'
Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls
'Naomi Novik reinvents the magical school story by working a strange, funny, wild, dark magic all her own. This is not just your next great read - it's your new obsession.'
Gwenda Bond
'A delightfully brutal world ... and a practical, ruthless heroine with the guts and wits to survive it.'
Emily Skrutskie
'Fresh, smart, and delightfully unique. It's Hogwarts with higher stakes and sharper claws, and I absolutely loved it.'
Alix E. Harrow
'A nightmare from which I never wished to wake. Savage, inventive, and soulful, Novik grasps the totems of childhood that linger in your mind-schools of magic, curses, cutthroat classmates, monsters-only to twist them into a grand new tale that'll make you believe in magic again.'
Pierce Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Age
Wasn’t sold initially but then had me in stitches
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Outstanding Dark Harry Potter esk magic tale
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Read the dang book.
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This is the book other people try to copy, very creative.
The narrator was amazing
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Enjoyable and an easy listen
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Anisha Dadia goes above and beyond as narrator, enhancing El's witty, snarky personality with on point vocal attitude. Every time I read the hard copy of this book, it's Anisha's voice I imagine. ❤❤❤
A must read for lovers of dangerous fantasy, magic and badass protagonists!
Couldn't put it down - and still can't!!
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Pretty good
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The narrator does an excellent job. Her voice is full of expression and is able to convey the action packed scenes well.
Wonderfully cliche
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The narration by Anisha was excellent, there was good expression and she captured the main characters voice extremely well.
Fun story
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The audiobook feels almost like a movie where we are listening to the young girls thoughts. As for the characters, I love how much, justifiable, rage and bitterness comes from El. Don't worry if this scares you, she will absolutely grow throughout the book.
Orion is one dimensional, kind of, but that us a) actually explainable as you discover his circumstances, and b) there are hints that he is struggling and there is more to him than what we see on the surface. To be honest, any side character that pops up is interesting.
That said, the best character of them all is the scholomance itself. Takes the 'High School is Hell' metaphor and runs with it. If I have to sold you already, then listen to this; Literally, the very last line in the book, is the best line in the entire story, imo. Made me buy the sequel, immediately.
Perfect narrator
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