4.1.3 Incoming freshmen inducted in the last chapter.

3.4 Chapter 4: Things That Go Bump In The Night.

EL has to fight every day to overcome her natural inclinations and to live up to what her mother believes she is capable of. Galadriel's influence is for mass destruction and is powerful enough to destroy just about anything. Because of the principles of Balance El is the to balance for her mother. She is the daughter of a renowned spirit healer who is a gentle and good soul. Protagonist Galadriel Higgins aka El 16 years old and nearing the end of her Junior year at the Scholomance.

To Graduate you have to survive 4 years and make it out of the school on Graduation day.Įverything takes place within the school, but El's memories show what appears to be a modern world where normal people do not believe in magic. I may not be anyone’s idea of the shining hero, but I’m going to make it out of this place alive, and I’m not going to slaughter thousands to do it, either.Īlthough I’m giving serious consideration to just one.Ī Magical School where there are no teachers or adults, the school is run by magic, but the students don't have an easy time of it. The school certainly does.īut the Scholomance isn’t getting what it wants from me. Sometimes I think they want me to turn into the evil witch they assume I am. Most of the other students in here would be delighted if Orion killed me like one more evil thing that’s crawled out of the drains. Just give me a chance and I’ll level mountains and kill untold millions, make myself the dark queen of the world.Īt least, that’s what the world expects. Forget the hordes of monsters and cursed artifacts, I’m probably the most dangerous thing in the place. I don’t need help surviving the Scholomance, even if they do. I’m not joining his pack of adoring fans. Far as I’m concerned, he can keep his flashy combat magic to himself. I decided that Orion Lake needed to die after the second time he saved my life.Įveryone loves Orion Lake. “The dark school of magic I’ve been waiting for.” Katherine Arden, author of Winternight Trilogy From the author of Uprooted and Spinning Silver comes the story of an unwilling dark sorceress who is destined to rewrite the rules of magic.Theme: Just because you are born to be evil, do you really have to be evil?įrom Book one: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.

Genres: Magical School, Urban Fantasy, YA, Adult.

Scholomance a deadly education