Katabasis – R. F. Kuang (Paperback, 2025)

Katabasis presents a daring and dark fantasy adventure by R. F. Kuang. Graduate student Alice Law aspires to become the leading mind in analytic magick—but the only person who can help her dreams come true lies dead... in Hell. Driven by ambition, Alice and her fiercest rival, Peter Murdoch, undertake a perilous descent into the underworld to retrieve her mentor’s soul. In a realm where infernal rules overturn reality, they must navigate betrayal, survival, and perhaps unexpected connection. 

Praised by Olivia Blake as “destined to be a modern classic,” and dubbed by Leigh Bardugo a “witty, gory, harrowing ride,” Katabasis redefines the academic fantasy genre with biting wit, vivid worldbuilding, and emotional stakes that burn brighter than brimstone. Set for release on August 26, 2025 by Voyager GB, this 560-page novel (list price 34.99 AUD) promises to be 2025’s darkest—and most surprising—love story.