The instant bestseller of the Sunday Times and the New York Times, as well as the winner of the Goodreads Choice Award, which Stephen King called "impossible to put down."

Leigh Bardugo's debut adult novel, which tops the bestseller lists of the Sunday Times and the New York Times, is a captivating tale of power, privilege, and dark magic set in the elite environment of the Ivy League.

Galaxy "Alex" Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale's freshman class. As a dropout and the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved crime, Alex hoped for a fresh start. However, a free education at one of the world's most prestigious universities came with a price.

Alex has been tasked with monitoring the mysterious activities of Yale's secret societies—well-known meeting places for the rich and powerful. Now there is a dead girl on campus, and Alex seems to be the only person unwilling to accept the simple answer that the police and campus administration have found for her murder.

Because Alex knows that the secret societies are far more sinister and extraordinary than anyone ever imagined. They manipulate with forbidden magic. They raise the dead. And sometimes they hunt the living.

"One of the best fantasy novels I've read in years" - Lev Grossman, bestselling author.

"[A] gripping novel" - Charlaine Harris, bestselling author.

"The Ninth House shook my world" - Joe Hill, bestselling author.