Description

In the start of an original fantasy series, Genevieve Cogman, the author of the bestselling The Invisible Library, welcomes you to Graynes, a magical school for demon-summoning. This is St Trinian’s meets the legend of Faust.

Philomela once enjoyed the carefree life of a Cambridge Classics PhD – until her father’s gambling debts forced her to trade prestigious academia for a job on the windswept Yorkshire Moors.

Graynes, an isolated all-girls school, offers a quiet – if terribly damp – lifeline. As the new Latin mistress, Phil expects nothing more taxing than dreary weather and making dead languages interesting. Instead, she finds unsettlingly eccentric staff, frankly terrifying schoolgirl pranks . . . and a demonic summoning circle in the cellar.

For Graynes, it turns out, is no ordinary school. But the training ground for the Queen’s elite demonologists.

Guarding the realm from the forces of hell was certainly not on the job description. But as Phil is plunged into a world of dark arts, talking familiars (and many custard creams), she uncovers a sinister plot that threatens not just the school, but the fate of England itself . . .

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Praise for Genevieve Cogman:

‘Cogman writes with beauty and wit’ – T. L. Huchu, author of the Edinburgh Nights series

‘Smart, swashbuckling joy’ – H. G. Parry, author of The Magician’s Daughter

‘A breath of fresh air’ – The Guardian

Publisher Review

Deliciously fun with a sly sense of humor and a fantastic protagonist, A Scholar’s Guide to Demonology is a fabulous and irresistible take on dark academia! — Sarah Beth Durst, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop Cogman conjures up a whimsical tale of unruly girls, demons and bureaucracy, best read with a nice cup of tea and a silver dagger in hand — T. L. Huchu, author of the Edinburgh Nights series A dazzlingly clever, laugh-out-loud delight. Watch out for Grayne girls, world! I only wish that I was one of them — Stephanie Burgis, author of Wooing the Witch Queen This book is a smart, swashbuckling joy. I loved it — H. G. Parry, author of The Magician’s Daughter, on Scarlet I absolutely loved this . . . flavoured with truly unique mythology and a dash of the eldritch. Such clever, creepy, elaborate world-building — N. K. Jemisin, author of the Broken Earth Trilogy, on The Invisible Library Brilliant and so much fun — Charles Stross, author of the Laundry Files series, on The Burning Page A fantastic addition to Genevieve Cogman’s oeuvre, and paves the way for a deeper exploration of the fantastic world that she has created — Fantasy Book Review, on The Lost Plot