{"product_id":"9780008501891","title":"Katabasis: 2025’s INSTANT No.1 SUNDAY TIMES best-seller from the author of YELLOWFACE, perfect for Christmas gifting!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003ePrepare for one hell of a journey…\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A big, bold fantasy romp' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'R.F. Kuang is making magic' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eELLE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'[A] truly original and spellbinding hero's-journey story' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVOGUE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eI devoured it' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRED\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eKatabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrad student Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become the brightest mind in the field of analytic magick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the only person who can make her dream come true is dead and – inconveniently – in Hell. And Alice, along with her biggest rival Peter Murdoch, is going after him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Hell is not as the philosophers claim, its rules are upside-down, and if she’s going to get out of there alive, she and Peter will have to work together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat’s if they can agree on anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill they triumph, or kill each other trying?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2025’s most unexpected love story is going to be hell in the new No.1 \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling novel by R.F. Kuang.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003c\/strong\u003eLiterary super-stardom doesn't seem too far out of her reach' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE HERALD\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Mind-bending fantasy’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGRAZIA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eR.F. Kuang, the Sunday Times bestselling author, brings us another thrilling adventure filled with mythical creatures and dark undertones. Pre-order this up-coming fantasy romance to experience the latest in action-packed fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of V. E. Schwab (Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil), M. L. Wang (Blood Over Bright Haven), Samantha Shannon (The Dark Mirror), James Islington (The Will of the Many), and Brandon Sanderson (Wind and Truth).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins 2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"R.F. Kuang, Read by Morag Sims and Will Watt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889042968725,"sku":"9780008501891","price":45.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008501891_f9be48c1-66c3-4fa7-bd4a-2b55d8fdf147.jpg?v=1776888432","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008501891","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}