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Donna Tartt 3 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback
Experience the captivating world of Donna Tartt's mesmerising literary genius with this thrilling three-book collection! Dive into the depths of ob...
View full detailsAtlas Series 2 Books Collection Set By Olivie Blake - Fiction - Paperback/Hardback
Titles In The Set:1. The Atlas Six2. The Atlas Paradox (Hardback)Description:The Atlas SixSIX EXTRAORDINARY MAGICIANSFIVE CHANCES TO WIN ONE SECRET...
View full detailsThe Poppy War Series By R.F. Kuang 3 Books Collection Box Set - Fiction - Paperback
The Poppy War series by R. F. Kuang is an epic trilogy that follows the journey of Rin, a young girl from the Rooster Province, who rises to become...
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Introducing the Hanya Yanagihara 3 Books Collection: A Journey through Gripping Narratives and Profound Emotions Immerse yourself in the extraordin...
View full detailsIf We Were Villains by M. L. Rio
A vivid and immersive story of obsession perfect for fans of dark academia and Donna Tartt's The Secret HistoryOliver Marks has just served ten yea...
View full detailsGrishaverse Six of Crows Duology by Leigh Bardugo 2 Books Collection Set - Ages 12-15 - Paperback
Dive into the Gripping World of Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom Duology by Leigh Bardugo Welcome to the enchanting realm of the Six of Crows and ...
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Find The Great Gatsby: Chiltern Edition by F. Scott Fitzgerald from publishers Chiltern Publishing at Books2Door! ; ; Published: 27/09/2018
A Darker Shade Of Magic Trilogy 3 Books Box Set By V. E. Schwab - Fiction - Paperback
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View full detailsThe Poppy War Series by R.F. Kuang 2 Books Collector's Edition Set - Fiction - Hardback
Titles In This Set: 1. The Poppy War (Book 1) (Sprayed Edges)2. The Dragon Republic (Book 2) (Sprayed Edges) Description: The Poppy War (Book 1) (S...
View full detailsIf We Were Villains: By M. L. Rio (illustrated Edition) - Fiction - Hardback
A gorgeous illustrated edition of the bestselling dark academia thriller where tragedy strikes at an elite Shakespeare conservatory – complete with...
View full detailsKaren M. McManus 3 Books Collection Set - Ages 12-17 - Paperback
Titles in This Set : Two Can Keep a Secret The Cousins You'll Be the Death of Me From the Publisher: Two Can Keep a SecretA perfect town is hid...
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Titles in this set:1. Butter2. YellowfaceDescription:ButterThe cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journ...
View full detailsThe Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
**OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD**WINNER OF THE ORANGE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONTHE INTERNATIONAL SENSATIONA SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELL...
View full detailsThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
Unveiling The Secret History by Donna Tartt – a captivating, masterfully woven narrative that will draw you into a world shrouded in secrecy, int...
View full detailsThe Burning God by R.F. Kuang
The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R.F. Kuang's acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of 20th-century China with ...
View full detailsThe Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
Winner of the Reddit Fantasy Award for Best Debut 2018 'The best fantasy debut of 2018' - WIRED A brilliantly imaginative epic fantasy debut, inspi...
View full detailsThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Invited to an extravagantly lavish party in a Long Island mansion, Nick Carraway, a young bachelor who has just settled in the neighbouring cottage...
View full detailsTales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe
With an Introduction by John S. Whitley, University of Sussex. This collection of Poe's best stories contains all the terrifying and bewildering ...
View full detailsFrankenstein by Mary Shelley
One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'The Penguin English Library Edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley'Never did I behold a vision ...
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From the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of The Song of Achilles and Circe, an enchanting short story that boldly reimagines t...
View full detailsPiranesi: WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2021 by Susanna Clarke
Winner of the 2021 Women's Prize for FictionA SUNDAY TIMES & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe spectacular new novel from the bestselling author of ...
View full detailsA Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize Shortlisted for the Baileys Prize for Women's Fiction Winner of Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Award...
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A triumph of execution ... one of the best narratives of the "double life" of a Victorian gentleman' Peter AckroydOscar Wilde's alluring novel of d...
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The Penguin English Library Edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde'I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not die. I am jealous...
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Now the subject of a major new film from director Baz Luhrmann (Romeo+Juliet, Moulin Rouge!), starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan, The Gr...
View full detailsThe Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang
The searing follow-up to 2018's most celebrated fantasy debut - THE POPPY WAR. Rin is on the run ... Haunted by the terrible choices she had to mak...
View full detailsA Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
A twisty dark academia thriller about a centuries-old, ivy-covered boarding school haunted by its history of witchcraft and two girls dangerously c...
View full detailsOur Violent Ends by Chloe Gong
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The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake is the runaway TikTok sensation - the must-read fantasy novel of the year. If you loved Ninth House and A Deadly Educ...
View full detailsPiranesi by Susanna Clarke
WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2021WINNER OF THE KITSCHIES' 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARDA SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA NEW YORK T...
View full detailsThe Maidens by Alex Michaelides
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View full detailsThe Book of Life: (All Souls 3) by Deborah Harkness
THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES HARDBACK BESTSELLER*A Discovery of Witches is soon to be a major TV series - immerse yourself in the ALL S...
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I was supposed to be having the time of my life. When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, ...
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Return to the extraordinary world of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children . . . A fragile peace. An apocryphal warning. Chaos waiting in the he...
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The Penguin English Library Edition of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson'All human beings, as we meet them, are commingled out of goo...
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View full detailsA Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab
Most people only know one London; but what if there were several? Kell is one of the last Travelers - magicians with a rare ability to travel betwe...
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Victor and Eli started out as college roommates-brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in one another. A s...
View full detailsThese Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
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View full detailsA Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
____________The Sunday Times bestseller!FINALIST FOR THE LODESTAR AWARDIn the start of an all-new trilogy, the bestselling author of Uprooted and S...
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**OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD****A 10th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION, FEATURING A NEW FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR**WINNER OF THE ORANGE WOMEN'S PRIZE FO...
View full detailsAce of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS' AWARD FOR YOUNG ADULT FICTIONNOMINATED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL 2022...
View full detailsDarkened libraries, cloak-and-dagger secret campus societies, and overshadowing gothic architecture. The dark academia aesthetic has taken the internet by storm, rooting its presence within contemporary fiction. At Books2Door, we’ve compiled a list of the most top-rated and best-selling Dark Academic Books we have to offer. These books are a firm fan-favourite amongst Teens and YA readers as well as Adults.
What is Dark Academia?
The subculture of dark academia is concerned with the arts, classic greek and gothic architecture, and the prominence of knowledge and education. In literature, Dark Academic Books are most recognisable for their particularly dark and heavy themes of existentialism and death against a mystery and thrilling academic setting. These books are often classed as moody and mysterious, with narratives taking place within the confines of an esteemed boarding school or university. For more information on Dark Academia books check out our blog post: The Allure of Dark Academia: A Curated List of 10 Must-Read Books.
Dark Academia Books Recommendations
Considered one of the most definitive dark academic novels, Donna Tartt’s The Secret History has been described as compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful. This murder mystery novel follows the perspective of Richard Papen, who studies literature at the elite Hampden College in Vermont. Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, Richard and five other eccentric misfits discover a new way of thinking that goes against their mundane existence leading them to corruption, betrayal and evil. The Secret History is a story of two parts; the chain of events that led to the death of a classmate- and what happens next.
Our next recommendation is a more subtle Dark Academia book but nonetheless should not be left out of our list. Published in 2005, Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go is set in a darkly dystopic version of contemporary England. The book follows Kathy’s perspective as she attempts to come to terms with her childhood and upbringing and towards a bleak fate that awaits her and her closest friends. Ishiguro masterfully presents the fragility of life, identity, empathy and friendship in this novel against the prominence of boarding schools harbouring dark secrets. Time named it the best novel of 2005 and one of the top 100 novels published since 1923. The book has also been adapted into the 2010 film of the same name, directed by Mark Romanek and starring Cary Milligan, Andrew Garfield and Keira Knightley.
No Dark Academia list would be complete without mentioning Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo. From the author of the Shadow and Bone series, this book has become a TikTok sensation. This paranormal fantasy series follows Galaxy “Alex” Stern, who is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved homicide. At her hospital bed, she is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most elite universities. But what’s the catch, and why her? As Alex struggles to search for answers to these questions herself, she arrives in New Haven, tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies- whose occult activities turn out to be rather more sinister than any imagination might conceive.
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