I DECIDED THAT ORION LAKE NEEDED TO DIE AFTER THE SECOND TIME HE SAVED MY LIFE. Everyone loves Orion Lake. Everyone else, that is. Far as I'm concerned, he can keep his flashy combat magic to himself. I'm not joining his pack of adoring fans. I don't need help surviving the Scholomance, even if they do. Forget the hordes of monsters and cursed artifacts— I'm probably the most dangerous thing in the place. Just give me a chance and l'll level mountains and kill untold millions, make myself the dark queen of the world. At least, that's what the world expects. Most of the other students in here would be delighted if Orion killed me like one more evil thing that's crawled out of the drains. Sometimes I think they want me to turn into the evil witch they assume I am. The school certainly does. But the Scholomance isn't getting what it wants from me. And neither is Orion Lake. I may not be anyone's idea of the shining hero, but I'm going to make it out of this place alive, and I'm not going to slaughter thousands to do it, either. Although I'm giving serious consideration to just one. "The Scholomance is the dark school of magic I've been waiting for, and its wise, witty, and monstrous heroine is one l'd happily follow anywhere-even into a school full of monsters." -KATHERINE ARDEN, New York Times bestselling author of The Winternight Trilogy "Novik deliciously undoes expectations about magic schools, destined heroes, and family legacies in this gorgeous book about monsters and monstrousness, chockablock with action, cleverness, and wit." #1 New York Times bestselling author HOLLY BLACK

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