{"product_id":"9780008665494_the-forest-demands-its-due-the-gripping-new-dark-academia-ya-horror","title":"The Forest Demands Its Due: The gripping new dark academia YA horror","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Lesson in Vengeance\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eThe Taking of Jake Livingston\u003c\/em\u003e in this page-turning YA horror\/fantasy set in dark academia about a queer Black teen who discovers the sinister history of his boarding school and the corrupt powers behind it all.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRegent Academy has a long and storied history in Winslow, Vermont, as does the forest that surrounds it. The school is known for molding teens into leaders, but its history is far more nefarious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old Douglas Jones wants nothing to do with Regent's king-making; he’s just trying to survive. But then a student is murdered and, for some reason, by the next day no one remembers him having ever existed, except for Douglas and the groundskeeper's son, Everett Everley. In his determination to uncover the truth, Douglas awakens a horror hidden within the forest, unearthing secrets that have been buried for centuries. A vengeful creature wants blood as payment for a debt more than 300 years in the making—or it will swallow all of Winslow in darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd for the first time in his life, Douglas might have a chance to grasp the one thing he’s always felt was missing: power. But if he’s not careful, he will find out that power has a tendency to corrupt absolutely everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eA high-octane mystery of murder and magic for fans of \u003cem\u003eAce of Spades, House of Hollow\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGet Out\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this latest fantasy fiction, Douglas Jones, a seemingly ordinary teenager, finds himself entangled in a web of ancient secrets and vengeful spirits. The power he once craved might just be his downfall, as he learns that it has the potential to corrupt absolutely everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Alexis Hall (Waiting for the Flood), Anne Rice (Interview With The Vampire), Alison Cochrun (Learning Curves), Tj Klune (The Bones Beneath My Skin), and Sarina Bowen (Golden Touch).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins 2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kosoko Jackson, Read by Desean Terry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889128624277,"sku":"9780008665494","price":45.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008665494.jpg?v=1776888384","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008665494_the-forest-demands-its-due-the-gripping-new-dark-academia-ya-horror","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}