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Ninth House, Book 3

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By: Leigh Bardugo
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang, Michael David Axtell
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Hell is empty and all the devils are here...

Alex Stern made it to hell and back more than once, but this time she left the door open behind her. Demons are creeping through the streets of New Haven and the Yale campus, feeding on the souls of the living, terrifying the dead. Alex and her allies can hunt them, but it's only a matter of time before the gates to the underworld spring wide and they face a war they cannot win. To stop it, they'll have to reach deep into the secrets of Yale and its societies, and discover the truth hidden in Alex's own blood.

While she struggles to hold onto the dream of a future Yale once offered, Alex must contend with the machinations of a corrupt Lethe Board and a deadly vampire with his own connection to the societies. But for the first time in her life, she won't have to face the fight alone. Dawes, Turner, Mercy, and even Tripp will have roles to play, none more so than Alex's mentor, Darlington, the golden boy who lived so long in her head, now back in the flesh and cursed with dangerous powers of his own. Hell itself is stalking the delegates of Lethe House, and they're all about to learn that demons don't play by human rules.

Dead Beat is the explosive conclusion to the Ninth House trilogy from Sunday Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo.

PRAISE FOR THE NINTH HOUSE SERIES:

'Impossible to put down' STEPHEN KING
'One of the best fantasy novels I've read in years' LEV GROSSMAN
'Ninth House rocked my world' JOE HILL
'I wouldn't blame you for taking the day off to finish it' KELLY LINK
'Mesmerising' CHARLAINE HARRIS
'A tour de force' THE NEW YORK TIMES
'The fantasy novel of the year' THE I©2026 Leigh Bardugo (P)2026 Macmillan Audio Dark Fantasy Fantasy Scary
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The narrator is amazing. I’m sad there will be no more in this series. Loved the book.

Fantastic

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Really satisfying ending to this series. Characters well-realised & tried to themselves. Alex is such a fantasy anti-hero.

Really satisfying ending

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This felt like a really satisfying end to the series! Love the characters arcs and a morally grey female protagonist

Great ending

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It's not often a third and final book in a series is even better than the first but Leigh Bardugo has done it.
The narrators were brilliant, the storyline twisting and turning, and a few people got what they deserved.

It just got better

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A fantastic end to the trilogy. fantastic non stop action. highly recommend! Darling I nation and Alex forever.

an ending of all endings

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