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The electrifying sequel to the bestselling, critically acclaimed, page-turning thriller, The Upper World, soon to be a major movie starring Academy Award Winner Daniel Kaluuya.

With her mentor, Dr Esso, by her side, Peckham born and bred Rhia is beginning her first week at the University of Oxford. She’s determined to have a fresh start and put the Upper World behind her. But fitting into the hallowed halls of Oxford proves more difficult than she thought when she struggles to find her people.

That’s until Rhia receives a mysterious invite under her door to a secret and exclusive society called the Ravens. The Ravens are part of the 1% and being a member of the cult-like group guarantees students a life of wealth and success. But is Rhia really willing to sell out to secure her future?

And, more pressingly, with increasingly strange goings-on happening around her, could joining the group mean opening Pandora’s box – and uncovering something even more mind-bending than the Upper World? Rhia is about to find out . . .

PRAISE FOR THE UPPER WORLD:

‘A superbly original debut’ – Guardian

‘Impossible to put down’ – The Independent

‘A time-twisting, mind-bending thrill ride . . . I loved it!’ – Holly Jackson, author of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

‘A thrilling, electric book – so sharp and quick, so witty and wise it leaves you gasping.’ – Katherine Rundell, author of Impossible Creatures

‘I couldn’t put this book down’ – Daniel Kaluuya, Academy Award-winning actor

Publisher Review

‘A startlingly original thriller . . . one of the most compelling debuts of the year’ * The Observer * ‘[An] ambitious and highly addictive sci-fi thriller . . . incredibly tense and compelling’ * The Bookseller * ‘An astoundingly impressive debut. Thought-provoking, thrilling, funny, and brilliant in every sense of the word’ * Katherine Webber, co-author of Twin Crowns * ‘A superbly original debut’ * Guardian * ‘Impossible to put down’ * The Independent * ‘A time-twisting, mind-bending thrill ride . . . I loved it! * Holly Jackson, author of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder * ‘A thrilling, electric book – so sharp and quick, so witty and wise it leaves you gasping.’ * Katherine Rundell, author of Impossible Creatures * ‘I couldn’t put this book down. So happy this exists.’ * Daniel Kaluuya, Academy Award-winning actor * ‘This is a book I will return to time and time again’ * Caleb Femi, author of Poor * ‘A rollercoaster of a story . . . Orangeboy with an Inception-style twist.’ * Kat Ellis, author of Harrow Lake *