Hell Bent

by Leigh Bardugo · 2023

In the dark‑studded halls of Yale, Alex Stern returns to confront a nightmare that threatens to drag the entire Ivy League into hell. When the enigmatic Darlington is trapped in purgatory, Alex defies a ban on rescue missions, risking her place at Lethe and her future at Yale. With the Ninth House off‑limits, she assembles a ragtag crew of dubious allies and dives into a labyrinth of forbidden texts, cursed artifacts, and ancient rituals to steal a soul from the underworld. As faculty begin to die under mysterious circumstances, Alex must untangle a web of secret societies, confront the monsters of her own past, and battle a darkness that seeps from the very stones of the university. Leigh Bardugo delivers a pulse‑pounding sequel packed with magic, murder, and the high‑stakes intrigue that made Ninth House a bestseller.