Some authors in the genre excel at putting fantasy first, creating new worlds so different from our own that they have their own geography, magic, culture, conventions, and language. Ninth House revolves around three mysteries . . .Fantasy is all about situating the reader in a compelling fictional world, but some worlds are more fictional than others. Potential in Alex and offers her a plush summer job if she can keep her Unaffiliated with Lethe, Professor Belbalm is head of Alex’s residentialĬollege and her academic advisor. She knows Alex is struggling academically. Most people, she’s completely unaware of the occult goings on at Yale, but Literature and who doesn’t want to repeat her nerdy high school ways. One of Alex’s roommates, a brilliant student who loves fashion and Keeping Alex in line and making sure no one finds out that Darlington hasĪ local urban legend, this New Haven ghost is rumored to have killed his Professor determined to secure Lethe’s funding for another year. Weird goings on at the societies-so long as they don’t bleed into his city.ĭean of Yale College and Lethe faculty liaison, the dean is a middle-aged

He took the job for someĮxtra cash but he doesn’t believe in magic and he has no interest in the Lethe and the police, but he isn’t happy about it. Nervous and awkward, she struggles to connect with the peopleĪn ambitious detective in the New Haven PD, Turner acts as liaison between Researcher, a fabulous cook, and the person who keeps Lethe running Pamela Dawes A grad student forever at work on her dissertation, Dawes is a champion Veil and he resents Alex’s natural gifts. He is obsessed with magic and the world beyond the The organization charged with overseeing Yale’s magical secret societies.Īlex’s mentor at Lethe, he is smart, sophisticated, and a bit of a snob. Scholarship, and there are most definitely strings attached: in return forĪ ginned-up transcript and a free ride to one of the most prestigiousĬolleges in the world, Alex will have to become a deputy of Lethe House, Unique ability to see ghosts, called Grays.

At her hospital bed, she is offered a chance to attend Yale on a full scholarship because of her Need a Ninth House refresher before you read Hell Bent? The SetupĪlex “Galaxy” Stern is a high school dropout, a low-level drug dealer, and the sole survivor of a horrific multiple homicide.

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