An Academy for Liars

A student will find that the hardest lessons sometimes come from outside the classroom in this stunning dark academia novel from the acclaimed author of The Year of the Witching and House of Hunger.<BR><BR>Lennon Carter’s life is falling apart.   <BR><BR>Then she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to take the entrance exam for Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah. Lennon has been chosen because—like everyone else at the school—she has the innate gift of persuasion, the ability to wield her will like a weapon, using it to control others and, in rare cases, matter itself.  <BR><BR>After passing the test, Lennon begins to learn how to master her devastating and unsettling power. But despite persuasion’s heavy toll on her body and mind, she is wholly captivated by her studies, by Drayton’s lush, moss-draped campus, and by her brilliant classmates. But even more captivating is her charismatic adviser, Dante, who both intimidates and enthralls her. <BR><BR>As Lennon continues in her studies, her control grows, and she starts to uncover more about the secret world she has entered into, including the disquieting history of Drayton College. She is increasingly disturbed by what she learns, for it seems that the ultimate test is to embrace absolute power without succumbing to corruption...and it’s a test she’s terrified she’s going to fail.

Marion lebt in einem Slum, ohne Hoffnung, dem Elend jemals zu entkommen. Bis sie die seltsame Anzeige in der Zeitung entdeckt:GESUCHT: Blutmagd von außergewöhnlichem Geschmack. Nicht älter als 19. Obwohl sie weiß, dass die Adligen im hohen Norden das Blut derer trinken, die in ihren Diensten stehen, bewirbt sich Marion auf die Stelle - und wird angenommen.Doch das berüchtigte Haus des Hungers der Gräfin Lisavet könnte zu ihrem Grab werden ...In diesem düsteren und fesselnden Roman der Bestsellerautorin von DAS JAHR DER HEXEN wird eine junge Frau in die oberen Ränge einer Gesellschaft gezogen, in der Blut Macht bedeutet.S. T. Gibson: 'Ein unvergessliches Fest der Dekadenz und Verdorbenheit. HOUSE OF HUNGER festigt Hendersons Platz als eine der großen Gothic-Autorinnen unserer Generation.'

'Saturated with violence, desire, and power. It's a book with blood on its lips, and I loved it completely.' ALIX E. HARROW<BR><BR>'This darkly gorgeous story is a lavish feast for fans of gothic horror. One of my top reads of the year!' SUNYI DEAN<BR><BR>'Alexis Henderson is one of the best Gothic writers out there.' HANNAH WHITTEN<BR><BR>'Dark academia stunner infused with Henderson's signature style - it's lush, atmospheric, imaginative and impossible to put down.' RACHEL HARRISON<BR><BR>'A modern-day Anne Rice, Henderson has a gift for creating a world engorged with desire and death.' THE NEW YORK TIMES<BR><BR>Lennon Carter's life is falling apart.Until she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to sit the entrance exam for somewhere very few have heard of - Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah.<BR><BR>Lennon has been chosen because - like everyone else at the school - she is special. She possesses the innate gift of persuasion: the ability to wield her will like a weapon and to use it to control others and, in rare cases, matter itself.<BR>After passing the gruelling exam, Lennon must now learn how to master this devastating power.<BR>While persuasion takes a heavy toll on her body and her mind, she is captivated by all that surrounds her - her studies, Drayton's lush, moss-draped campus, her brilliant classmates and, most of all, by Dante, the charismatic adviser who both intimidates and enamours her.<BR><BR>But as Lennon becomes more adept at wielding her uncanny abilities, she uncovers more about the unsettling history of Drayton and Dante's tragic and violent past, and is increasingly disturbed by what she finds.<BR><BR>For it seems that the ultimate test is to embrace absolute power without succumbing to corruption and darkness . . . and it's a test she's terrified she is going to fail.<BR>

'Saturated with violence, desire, and power. It's a book with blood on its lips, and I loved it completely.' ALIX E. HARROW<BR><BR>'Alexis Henderson is one of the best Gothic writers out there.' HANNAH WHITTEN<BR><BR>'Dark academia stunner infused with Henderson's signature style - it's lush, atmospheric, imaginative and impossible to put down.' RACHEL HARRISON<BR><BR>'A modern-day Anne Rice, Henderson has a gift for creating a world engorged with desire and death.' THE NEW YORK TIMES<BR><BR>Lennon Carter's life is falling apart.<BR><BR>Until she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to sit the entrance exam for somewhere few have heard of - Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah.<BR><BR>Lennon doesn't know it yet, but she is special. She possesses the innate gift of persuasion: the ability to wield her will like a weapon, controlling others, and even matter itself. But this is a devastating power than Lennon must learn how to master.<BR><BR>While persuasion takes a heavy toll on her body and her mind, she is captivated by all that surrounds her - her studies, Drayton's lush campus and, most of all, Dante - the charismatic adviser who both intimidates and enamours her.<BR><BR>But the longer that Lennon spends at Drayton, learning to wield her uncanny abilities, the more she uncovers about Drayton's unsettling history, and Dante's tragic and violent past.<BR><BR>For it seems that the ultimate test is to embrace absolute power without succumbing to corruption and darkness . . . and it's a test she's terrified she is going to fail.<BR>

Ein atemberaubender Roman über eine junge Frau, die in einer unerbittlich puritanischen Gesellschaft lebt und dunkle Kräfte in sich entdeckt.In Bethel ist das Wort des Propheten Gesetz. Allein Immanuelles bloße Existenz durch die Liebe ihrer Mutter zu einem Fremden ist Gotteslästerung.So wie alle anderen Frauen in der Siedlung führt Immanuelle ein Leben der Unterwerfung und absoluten Hingabe.Doch dann betritt sie die verbotenen Dunklen Wälder, die Bethel umgeben. Sie werden von den Geistern von vier Hexen heimgesucht. Diese machen Immanuelle ein außergewöhnliches Geschenk: Das Tagebuch ihrer verstorbenen Mutter ...Fasziniert von den geheimnisvollen Aufzeichnungen, fällt es Immanuelle schwer zu verstehen, weshalb sich ihre Mutter mit den mächtigen Hexen verbündete. Bis sie die grausame Wahrheit über den Heiligen Krieg des ersten Propheten erfährt, bei dem unzählige Frauen und Mädchen missbraucht, gefoltert und verbrannt wurden.Louisa Morgan: 'Eine finstere, dramatische Geschichte über Unterdrückung und Rebellion, Ideologie und Moral. Die komplexe, hinreißende Hauptfigur ist in einem Albtraum à la ¿The Handmaid's Tale - Der Report der Magd¿ gefangen.'Rena Barron: 'Erschütternd und atemberaubend ... Erzählkunst vom Feinsten.'Amanda Lovelace: 'Eine brutale Geschichte über Religion, Hexerei und Patriarchat. Die perfekte Lektüre für Fans von ¿The Handmaid's Tale - Der Report der Magd¿.'O, The Oprah Magazine: 'DAS JAHR DER HEXEN erzählt eine universelle, zeitlose Geschichte über die Macht der Frauen.'Shea Ernshaw: 'Eine vollendet beklemmende, feministische Geschichte, die den Leser packt und nicht mehr loslässt.'The Washington Post: 'Entstaubt die alte puritanische Geschichte, um sich mit Fragen des Rassismus und Sexismus zu befassen.'

Final Destination meets House of Hollow in this haunting and lyrical speculative horror about a group of girls doing Death's bidding in exchange for preserving their own lives.<BR><BR>'The kind of story I wish I could experience for the first time all over again.' Angela Montoya, author of A Cruel Thirst<BR><BR>Roslyn Volk isn't herself any more. It's been almost a year since her older sister, Adeline, died under suspicious circumstances, and she's still shackled by grief. When six mysterious girls appear in town one morning, Roslyn finds herself inexplicably drawn to them, soon learning that Adeline spent her last summer with the group.<BR><BR>Desperate to find out what really happened to her sister, Roslyn agrees to accompany the girls on their road trip. But this strange sisterhood share an inconceivable secret. All of them have been spared from Death's clutches and now must pay for the privilege. Gifted with Death's touch, the girls travel the country reaping other people's souls in return for preserving their own lives.<BR><BR>As Roslyn becomes more entangled with the girls, in particular the group's leader Shiloh who she gravitates towards, it becomes clear there is only one way to discover the truth about her sister. She must strike her own deal with Death . . .<BR><BR>Praise for When I Was Death:<BR><BR>'Atmospheric and achingly lyrical. When I Was Death is a tale of untamed girlhood, defiant loyalty and a relentless search for truth.' Sophie Clark, author of Cruel is the Light<BR><BR>'Henderson's hauntingly beautiful prose explores how girlhood and grief are often intertwined. I savoured every single page.' Cynthia Murphy, author of Win Lose Kill Die<BR><BR>'Hauntingly beautiful and equally heart-wrenching, When I Was Death explores love and loss in a way that both hurts and heals. Henderson has crafted an intimate, powerful and utterly unputdownable tale.' Channelle Desamours, author of Needy Little Things<BR><BR>'A searing portrayal of girlhood, at once sparkling and violently dark. When I Was Death is thrilling and wholly original.' Goldy Moldavsky, author of The Last Girl<BR><BR>'This is girlhood at its darkest and most glittering. When I Was Death is the culty road trip fantasy of your dreams. It's horror with heart, unafraid to explore the sharp edges of friendship and sisterhood.' Maria Meservey, author of The Ironfell Inheritance<BR><BR>'Henderson's prose glows with honesty, her characters richly textured and utterly alive.' Abby Dewsnup, author of Rabbit Heart<BR><BR>'I couldn't put it down! When I Was Death is brilliant from start to finish.' Abiola Bello, author of Love in Winter Wonderland<BR><BR>'A beautiful exploration of grief and girlhood. Five stars. I'll be haunted by this one for a long time.' Beth Tomlin, author of To Hell With You

The Handmaid's Tale meets The Village in this stunning feminist debut . . .<BR><BR>Shortlisted for the GoodReads Choice Awards 2020 for Best Debut Novel and Best Horror Novel . . .<BR><BR>'A magnificent, raw slice of folk horror, dark with threat and clenched with suspense . . . a brilliant debut to chill the brightest summer day' DAILY MAIL<BR><BR>'Thrillingly brisk and bracing . . . it takes the best tropes of horror and witchcraft and gives them a refreshingly feminist twist.' <BR><BR>S.A. CHAKRABORTY, author of The City of Brass<BR><BR>Born on the fringes of Bethel, Immanuelle does her best to obey the Church and follow Holy Protocol. For it was in Bethel that the first Prophet pursued and killed four powerful witches, and so cleansed the land.<BR><BR>And then a chance encounter lures her into the Darkwood that surrounds Bethel.<BR><BR>It is a forbidden place, haunted by the spirits of the witches who bestow an extraordinary gift on Immanuelle. The diary of her dead mother . . .<BR><BR>Fascinated by and fearful of the secrets the diary reveals, Immanuelle begins to understand why her mother once consorted with witches. And as the truth about the Prophets, the Church and their history is revealed, so Immanuelle understands what must be done. For the real threat to Bethel is its own darkness.<BR><BR>Bethel must change. And that change will begin with her . . .<BR><BR>And readers have been bewitched: <BR>'I absolutely could not put it down' ***** <BR>'Hecking scary and tense, it gave me goosebumps more than once' *****<BR>'Absolutely stunning read' *****<BR>'A truly OUTSTANDING read! I am so glad I picked up this book' *****

NOMINATED FOR BEST HORROR NOVEL in the GOODREADS READERS CHOICE AWARDS...<BR><BR>'A lurid, luscious debauch of a book.' Guardian<BR><BR>'An unforgettable feast of decadence and depravity, House of Hunger cements Henderson's place as one of the great gothic writers of our generation.' S T GIBSON, author of A Dowry of Blood<BR><BR>A young woman is drawn into the upper echelons of a society where blood is power in this dark and enthralling Gothic novel from the author of The Year of the Witching.<BR><BR>WANTED: A bloodmaid of exceptional taste. Must have a keen proclivity for life's finer pleasures. Girls of weak will need not apply.<BR><BR>Marion Shaw has been raised in the slums, where want and deprivation are all she knows. Despite longing to leave the city and its miseries, she has no real hope of escape until the day she spots a strange advertisement in the newspaper, seeking a 'bloodmaid'.<BR><BR>Though she knows little about the far north - where wealthy nobles live in luxury and drink the blood of those in their service - Marion applies to the position. In a matter of days, she finds herself at the notorious House of Hunger. There, Marion is swept into a world of dark debauchery - and there, at the centre of it all is her.<BR><BR>Her name is Countess Lisavet. Loved and feared in equal measure, she presides over this hedonistic court. And she takes a special interest in Marion. Lisavet is magnetic, charismatic, seductive - and Marion is eager to please her new mistress. But when her fellow bloodmaids begin to go missing in the night, Marion is thrust into a vicious game of cat and mouse. She'll need to learn the rules of her new home - and fast - or its halls will soon become her grave.