A Scholar's Guide to Demonology & Other Dark Arts

The witty, mischievous cosy academia fantasy from the author of The Invisible Library

By: Genevieve Cogman

In the start of a brand-new fantasy series, Genevieve Cogman, the author of the bestselling The Invisible Library, welcomes you to Graynes, a magical school for demon-summoning . . .

Philomela was happy with her life at Cambridge University – until her father’s mounting gambling debts forced her to leave the world of academia behind. So she can’t quite believe her luck when she is hired to be the new Latin teacher at Graynes, an all-girls school nestled in the remote Yorkshire Moors.

But just when Phil is getting used to the odd staff members, not to mention the frivolous schoolgirl pranks, things take a strange and unexpected turn: her students are summoning demons in the cellar. Graynes, she discovers, is no ordinary school – it’s a training ground for the Queen’s elite force of demonologists.

Protecting England from nefarious forces certainly wasn’t on the job description. And as Phil is plunged into a world of dark arts, demon pacts and witches-in-training, she soon finds herself entangled in a plot that threatens to destroy the magical realm from the inside out . . .

Critic reviews

The intrigue and adventure keep you turning the page . . . Cogman writes with beauty and wit (T. L. Huchu, author of the Edinburgh Nights series on Scarlet)

This book is a smart, swashbuckling joy. I loved it (H. G. Parry, author of The Magician's Daughter on Scarlet)

I absolutely loved this . . . flavoured with truly unique mythology and a dash of the eldritch. Such clever, creepy, elaborate world-building (N. K. Jemisin on The Invisible Library )

Brilliant and so much fun (Charles Stross on The Burning Page)

A fantastic addition to Genevieve Cogman’s oeuvre, and paves the way for a deeper exploration of the fantastic world that she has created (Fantasy Book Review on The Lost Plot)