Katabasis (Standard Edition) - Hardcover

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Katabasis (Standard Edition) - Hardcover by R. F. Kuang is a dark academia fantasy that follows two rival Cambridge graduate students on a dangerous journey through Hell.

When Professor Jacob Grimes dies in a magical accident, Alice Law risks everything to recover his soul. Her mission becomes even more complicated when her academic rival, Peter Murdoch, joins the descent. Together, they must navigate an underworld shaped by ancient stories, complicated magic, personal secrets, and the pressures of academic ambition.

Blending literary fantasy, mythology, adventure, and sharp academic commentary, Katabasis is an engrossing choice for readers of dark academia and imaginative fantasy fiction.

• Written by bestselling author R. F. Kuang
• Standard-edition hardcover
• Dark academia and literary fantasy novel
• Features mythology, magic, rivalry, and an underworld journey
• Published by Harper Voyager
• Publication date: August 26, 2025
• Length: 560 pages
• Dimensions: 8.7 × 6.3 × 1.9 inches
• ISBN-13: 9780063446243
• A thoughtful book gift for fantasy and dark academia readers
• Available from Pen & Page, an independent Pittsburgh bookstore