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The Last Graduate
Reader Score
88%
88% of readers
recommend this book
Critic Reviews
Good
Based on 7 reviews on
"The climactic graduation-day battle will bring cheers, tears, and gasps as the second of the Scholomance trilogy closes with a breathtaking cliff-hanger."--Booklist (starred review)
WINNER OF THE LODESTAR AWARD - HUGO AND LOCUS AWARD FINALIST - ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Polygon, Thrillist, She Reads
In Wisdom, Shelter. That's the official motto of the Scholomance. I suppose you could even argue that it's true--only the wisdom is hard to come by, so the shelter's rather scant.
Our beloved school does its best to devour all its students--but now that I've reached my senior year and have actually won myself a handful of allies, it's suddenly developed a very particular craving for me. And even if I somehow make it through the endless waves of maleficaria that it keeps throwing at me in between grueling homework assignments, I haven't any idea how my allies and I are going to make it through the graduation hall alive.
Unless, of course, I finally accept my foretold destiny of dark sorcery and destruction. That would certainly let me sail straight out of here. The course of wisdom, surely.
But I'm not giving in--not to the mals, not to fate, and especially not to the Scholomance. I'm going to get myself and my friends out of this hideous place for good--even if it's the last thing I do.
With keen insight and mordant humor, Novik reminds us that sometimes it is not enough to rewrite the rules--sometimes, you need to toss out the entire rulebook.
The magic of the Scholomance trilogy continues in The Golden Enclaves
Book Details
- Publisher: Del Rey Books
- Publish Date: Jun 28th, 2022
- Pages: 416
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.20in - 5.57in - 0.94in - 0.70lb
- EAN: 9780593128886
- Categories: • Fantasy - Epic• Coming of Age
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CEO, Complexly and https://t.co/oRngmYx4R3 - on cancer sabbatical.
In one hour I'm going to be talking with @naominovik about her new book, "The Last Graduate." (it's the sequel to "A Deadly Education" which I was raving about last year. It's $5.50 just to watch, or you can get access by buying a copy of the book! https://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/novik21 https://t.co/CBQiz1ajF7
Critics’ reviews
Praise for this book
"[The Last Graduate] rips along like a force of nature. In the abstract, this is a story about relying on others--but in the concrete, it is about how to survive when the odds are against you. As she did with [A Deadly Education], Novik changes the game again with the very last line."--Locus
"Truly one of the best fantasy series out there right now, and it's not close."--Culturess
"[The Last Graduate] is as compulsive a read as [A Deadly Education]. As a warning, it ends on another killer cliffhanger."--BuzzFeed
"Naomi Novik's Scholomance series, about kids at a preposterously deadly magical school, stands out in a ridiculously crowded field. Its sheer viciousness, its grim humor, and its complicated interpersonal politics are an immediate draw."--Polygon
"Sardonic students, gruesome monsters, growing friendships, and a touch of romance create a highly readable story. Some questions remain to be answered in the trilogy's last volume. The end of this installment ensures that book three can't come fast enough."--Library Journal (starred review)
Praise for A Deadly Education
"Eyeball-meltingly brilliant--Novik is, quite simply, a genius."--Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author of And I Darken
"Naomi Novik has written the wizard-school book that we all deserve! Constant peril, a fresh magic system, and a deeper discussion of how educational inequality currently functions than I ever expected to see in fantasy."--Hank Green, author of A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
"Novik skillfully combines sharp humor with layers of imagination to build a fantasy that delights on every level."--Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series
"The Scholomance is the dark school of magic I've been waiting for."--Katherine Arden, New York Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale
"A gorgeous book about monsters and monstrousness, chockablock with action, cleverness, and wit."--Holly Black, #1 New York Times bestselling author
What people are saying
CEO, Complexly and https://t.co/oRngmYx4R3 - on cancer sabbatical.
In one hour I'm going to be talking with @naominovik about her new book, "The Last Graduate." (it's the sequel to "A Deadly Education" which I was raving about last year. It's $5.50 just to watch, or you can get access by buying a copy of the book! https://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/novik21 https://t.co/CBQiz1ajF7