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The Library at Hellebore

By: Cassandra Khaw
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
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A deeply dark academia novel from USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw, perfect for fans of A Deadly Education and An Education in Malice who are hungry for something more diabolical.

The Hellebore Technical Institute for the Gifted is the premier academy for the dangerously powerful: the Anti-Christs and Ragnaroks, the world-eaters and apocalypse-makers.

Hellebore promises redemption, acceptance, and a normal life after graduation. At least, that’s what Alessa Li is told after she’s kidnapped and forcibly enrolled.

But the Institute is more than just a haven for monsters. On graduation day, the faculty embark on a ravenous rampage, feasting on their students. Trapped in the school’s cavernous library, Alessa and her surviving classmates must do something they were never taught: work together.

If not, this school will eat them alive...

Also by Cassandra Khaw:

The Salt Grows Heavy

Nothing But Blackened Teeth

A Song for Quiet

Hammers on Bone

The Dead Take the A Train (co-written with Richard Kadrey)

©2025 Cassandra Khaw (P)2025 Macmillan Audio
Dark Fantasy Fantasy

Critic Reviews

“Khaw has the swagger of a motherf--king rockstar. I’m not being cute—this is the punk rock, eldritch god, carnage-fueled battle royale dark academia that makes partial decapitation look like an amateur sandbox. The Library at Hellebore is more metal than I’ll ever be and too cool for most of you. You’ve been warned.”—Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six

“There’s nothing more delicious for dark academia enthusiasts than Khaw’s latest. Khaw’s writing will have you by the throat and not let you make a sound as you meander through The Library at Hellebore. It’s gory, it’s gruesome, and it’s gloriously gripping!”—RuNyx, New York Times bestselling author of Gothikana

“As rich and gruesome as a fresh-plucked heart, as sharp as a broken bone, The Library at Hellebore is a perfect horror novel by one of my favorite writers. It's a book that draws a line between the monsters and the monstrous, and reminds us who to root for—and what it costs.”—Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author

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