The Library at Hellebore
The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw is a dark academia novel published by Tor Publishing Group on July 22, 2025. This 288-page hardcover edition features striking cobalt blue sprayed edges and is presented in English. The narrative centers around the Hellebore Technical Institute for the Gifted, an academy designed for individuals with dangerous powers, including Anti-Christs and world-eaters. The protagonist, Alessa Li, finds herself forcibly enrolled and soon discovers that the institution harbors sinister secrets, particularly on graduation day when the faculty turns on the students.
Readers will encounter a gripping tale of survival as Alessa and her classmates are trapped in the school’s expansive library, facing a faculty that has transformed into ravenous predators. The story explores themes of collaboration and resilience in the face of overwhelming danger. With elements of horror woven throughout, this edition of The Library at Hellebore promises to engage those interested in literature and fiction that delves into the darker aspects of academia and the supernatural.
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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 they don’t, 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)
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