A student will find that the hardest lessons sometimes come from outside the classroom in this stunning dark academia novel from the acclaimed author of The Year of the Witching and House of Hunger.
Lennon Carter’s life is falling apart.
Then she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to take the entrance exam for Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah. Lennon has been chosen because—like everyone else at the school—she has the innate gift of persuasion, the ability to wield her will like a weapon, using it to control others and, in rare cases, matter itself.
After passing the test, Lennon begins to learn how to master her devastating and unsettling power. But despite persuasion’s heavy toll on her body and mind, she is wholly captivated by her studies, by Drayton’s lush, moss-draped campus, and by her brilliant classmates. But even more captivating is her charismatic adviser, Dante, who both intimidates and enthralls her.
As Lennon continues in her studies, her control grows, and she starts to uncover more about the secret world she has entered into, including the disquieting history of Drayton College. She is increasingly disturbed by what she learns, for it seems that the ultimate test is to embrace absolute power without succumbing to corruption...and it’s a test she’s terrified she’s going to fail.
A student will find that the hardest lessons sometimes come from outside the classroom in this stunning dark academia novel from the acclaimed author of The Year of the Witching and House of Hunger.
Lennon Carter’s life is falling apart.
Then she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to take the entrance exam for Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah. Lennon has been chosen because—like everyone else at the school—she has the innate gift of persuasion, the ability to wield her will like a weapon, using it to control others and, in rare cases, matter itself.
After passing the test, Lennon begins to learn how to master her devastating and unsettling power. But despite persuasion’s heavy toll on her body and mind, she is wholly captivated by her studies, by Drayton’s lush, moss-draped campus, and by her brilliant classmates. But even more captivating is her charismatic adviser, Dante, who both intimidates and enthralls her.
As Lennon continues in her studies, her control grows, and she starts to uncover more about the secret world she has entered into, including the disquieting history of Drayton College. She is increasingly disturbed by what she learns, for it seems that the ultimate test is to embrace absolute power without succumbing to corruption...and it’s a test she’s terrified she’s going to fail.
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Dark speculative fiction and gothic horror take center stage in atmospheric novels exploring witchcraft, power, and moral compromise, most notably in the fantasy novel The Year of the Witching. Alexis Henderson crafts narrative worlds where dark fantasy, cosmic dread, and fundamentalist intrigue intersect through the experiences of complex women.
Her published work frequently blends haunted settings with visceral dark fantasy elements, offering readers tension-filled narratives that examine authority, autonomy, and survival.
Raised in Savannah, Georgia—a city widely known for its ghost stories and haunted history—Henderson developed an early fascination with gothic fiction and eerie tales. Her upbringing in coastal Georgia heavily influenced her creative trajectory and affinity for dark storytelling. She later relocated to the marshlands of Charleston, South Carolina, where she continues to write while painting and drawing inspiration from horror cinema.
Henderson made her book debut with The Year of the Witching, a dark fantasy novel that earned recognition as a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist. She followed this success with House of Hunger, also a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist, alongside subsequent dark speculative titles such as An Academy for Liars, When I Was Death, and The Godfrey Home for Demonic Children.
Central to Henderson's writing style is a focus on complicated, intense, and often violent female protagonists forced to navigate oppressive social structures or uncanny supernatural threats. Her stories seamlessly combine tropes from gothic horror, dark fantasy, cosmic horror, and witchcraft, utilizing vivid, atmospheric worldbuilding to heighten narrative tension.
Through her fiction, Henderson explores themes of rebellion, self-determination, fundamentalism, and the moral ambiguity inherent in claiming personal power. Setting choices—ranging from puritanical settlements to dark academic environments—play an active role in shaping her characters' choices and psychological depth.
3 books in catalog
Dark speculative fiction and gothic horror take center stage in atmospheric novels exploring witchcraft, power, and moral compromise, most notably in the fantasy novel The Year of the Witching. Alexis Henderson crafts narrative worlds where dark fantasy, cosmic dread, and fundamentalist intrigue intersect through the experiences of complex women.
Her published work frequently blends haunted settings with visceral dark fantasy elements, offering readers tension-filled narratives that examine authority, autonomy, and survival.
Raised in Savannah, Georgia—a city widely known for its ghost stories and haunted history—Henderson developed an early fascination with gothic fiction and eerie tales. Her upbringing in coastal Georgia heavily influenced her creative trajectory and affinity for dark storytelling. She later relocated to the marshlands of Charleston, South Carolina, where she continues to write while painting and drawing inspiration from horror cinema.
Henderson made her book debut with The Year of the Witching, a dark fantasy novel that earned recognition as a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist. She followed this success with House of Hunger, also a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist, alongside subsequent dark speculative titles such as An Academy for Liars, When I Was Death, and The Godfrey Home for Demonic Children.
Central to Henderson's writing style is a focus on complicated, intense, and often violent female protagonists forced to navigate oppressive social structures or uncanny supernatural threats. Her stories seamlessly combine tropes from gothic horror, dark fantasy, cosmic horror, and witchcraft, utilizing vivid, atmospheric worldbuilding to heighten narrative tension.
Through her fiction, Henderson explores themes of rebellion, self-determination, fundamentalism, and the moral ambiguity inherent in claiming personal power. Setting choices—ranging from puritanical settlements to dark academic environments—play an active role in shaping her characters' choices and psychological depth.
