The Last Graduate

“Keep far away from Orion Lake.” Galadriel “El” Higgins knows she should take her mother’s words seriously, but she has to survive her senior year in the Scholomance, and Orion may be one of the few allies (friends?) who can help. From day one of the term, El is up against deadly homework, the maleficaria that linger, and her destructive destiny for dark power. She must fight fate, feelings, and monsters to get herself and her allies out of this horrid school alive, and the stakes will only continue to rise. When El’s power is made public, she realizes that rules were made to be broken. In fact, throwing out the rulebook entirely might mean her survival. In this second “Scholomance” installment, Novik corrects course on the cultural stereotypes and other issues found in A Deadly Education; more of El’s allies are stepping up, and their lives broaden. The setting is inspired by Eastern European traditions, with characters of varied racial identities.