I.V. Marie Knihy

Vítejte na Blackwoodské akademii, tajemné internátní škole stojící na pomezí života a smrti. Jakmile člověk projde její klenutou branou, není cesty zpět… kromě Decenále, jedinečné oslavy konané jednou za deset let. Během ní je jediný vyvolený student podroben sérii zkoušek a dostává na výběr: Buď absolvovat a připojit se k magické elitě Blackwoodu, nebo přejít na tajemný Druhý břeh. Tentokrát se však pravidla změnila. Toto Decenále není oslavou – je to soutěž. A vítěz může být jen jeden. Šest nominovaných. Čtyři zkoušky. Netušené nebezpečí. Wren, August, Irene, Masika, Olivier a Emilio brzy poznají, že existují osudy horší než smrt.

New for 2025, the thrilling dark academia debut novel for young adult readers, set at a magical boarding school in purgatory. For fans of Leigh Bardugo's Ninth House Olivie Blake's The Atlas Six and Naomi Novik's A Deadly Education. Welcome to Blackwood Academy: a boarding school located on the fringes of the afterlife. No one knows why they end up at Blackwood; but when they enter the school's arched gates the only way out is to be chosen for the Decennial - a series of magical trials held once a decade. The chosen pupil is offered a choice: graduate and join Blackwood's magical elite, or venture into the unknown and cross over to the Other Side. Wren knows she has what it takes to win--unless, that is, her arch-rival (and subject of her tortured dreams) Augustine steals her spot. Irene has never cared about playing by the rules and will break whatever (and whoever) stands in her way, including her only friend, Masika. Olivier has given up securing the nomination. But he'll stop at nothing to keep Emilio, from crossing over to the Other Side. All are determined to be Blackwood's chosen candidate. All are determined to win. But this Decennial will be unlike any before. Six nominees. Four trials. One victor. The competitors are about to learn that there are some fates worse than death.