Book guide
Ninth House
At Yale, Alex Stern investigates a murder that draws her into the deadly magic and cover-ups of its secret societies.
Genre and trope pairingsDark FantasyMorally greyDark FantasyUnreliable narratorDark FantasyBetrayalDark FantasyHidden identityDark FantasyPolitical intrigueDark FantasyFeminine rageDark FantasyDark magicDark FantasyCostly powerDark FantasyOccultMysteryUnreliable narratorMysteryHidden identityMysteryWhodunnitMysteryAmateur sleuthMysteryRed herringMysteryMissing personMysterySecret pastHorrorHidden identityHorrorTrauma recoveryHorrorFeminine rageHorrorGhostsHorrorOccultHorrorCultThrillerBetrayalThrillerHidden identityThrillerPolitical intrigueThrillerConspiracyThrillerMind gamesThrillerSecret pastParanormalBetrayalParanormalHidden identityParanormalGhostsParanormalOccultParanormalPsychic abilitiesParanormalSupernatural investigator
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About Ninth House
Galaxy 'Alex' Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale's freshman class: a high-school dropout, trauma survivor, and sole survivor of a horrific multiple homicide. Recruited by Lethe to monitor Yale's secret societies and their occult activities, Alex is drawn into a murder investigation that reveals darker magic and corruption beneath the university's surface.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Extreme
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
Ninth House Trilogy · Book 1 of 3
Content warnings
- rape
- sexual assault
- child sexual abuse
- drug abuse
- drugging
- murder
- violence
- gore
- corpse/body horror
- self-harm
- suicide discussed
- substance abuse
- racism
- forced consumption of human waste
