Fraternity A Novel
Fraternity A Novel by Andy Mientus, published by Abrams, Incorporated on September 12, 2023, is a queer, dark academia young adult fiction that explores themes of secrecy and brotherhood within a mysterious boarding school. The story follows Zooey Orson, who transfers to the Blackfriars School for Boys in the fall of 1991, seeking a fresh start after a scandal. As he navigates his new environment, Zooey discovers a group of boys who share a hidden secret, which they can only express during clandestine meetings of the Vicious Circle, a covert club for gay students.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into the complexities of identity and belonging against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis. The plot thickens when the boys accidentally uncover an arcane occult text belonging to the headmaster, unleashing a dark secret that threatens their safety and unity. Fraternity presents a blend of fantasy and historical elements, offering insights into social topics related to dating and relationships, while also portraying the challenges faced by its characters in a time of societal upheaval. This edition spans 368 pages and is written in English.
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Author and actor Andy Mientus’s Fraternity is a queer, dark academia YA about a mysterious boarding school and a brotherhood that must stay in the shadows, making it “the queer found family scary sexy emotional grunge coming-of-age story I never knew I needed” (Bowen Yang).
In the fall of 1991, Zooey Orson transfers to the Blackfriars School for Boys hoping for a fresh start following a scandal at his last school. He quickly learns, however, that he isn’t the only student keeping a secret. Before he knows it, he’s fallen in with a group of boys who all share the same secret, one which they can only express openly within the safety of the clandestine gatherings of the Vicious Circle–the covert club for gay students that goes back decades. But when the boys unwittingly happen upon the headmaster’s copy of an arcane occult text, they unleash an eldritch secret so terrible, it threatens to consume them all.
A queer paranormal story set during the still-raging AIDS crisis, Fraternity examines a time not so long ago when a secret brotherhood lurked in the shadows. What will Zooey and his friends do to protect their found family?
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