Katabasis, from the author of Yellowface, is a Sunday Times No.1 bestseller that delves into the story of a hero’s descent to the underworld. Grad student Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become the brightest mind in the field of analytic magick. Because the only person who can make her dream come true is dead—and inconveniently in Hell. Alice, along with her biggest rival Peter Murdoch, is going after him.

Hell is not as the philosophers claim; its rules are upside-down. Consequently, if she is going to get out of there alive, she and Peter will have to work together. This dark academia fantasy, rich with philosophical undertones, follows the two rival academics on their quest to save their professor’s soul. Thus, the book is 2025’s most unexpected love story, which is going to be hell.

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Key Details

• Author: R.F. Kuang
• Title: Katabasis
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 26 August 2025
• Genre: Fantasy, Dark Academia
• Bestseller: Instant No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller
• Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (341 ratings)