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By Antonia Hodgson

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From an electrifying new voice in epic fantasy comes The Raven Scholar, a masterfully woven and playfully inventive tale of imperial intrigue, cutthroat competition, and one scholar’s quest to uncover the truth.

Let us fly now to the empire of Orrun, where after twenty-four years of peace, Bersun the Brusque must end his reign. In the dizzying heat of mid-summer, seven contenders compete to replace him. They are exceptional warriors, thinkers, strategists—the best of the best.

Then one of them is murdered. 

It falls to Neema Kraa, the emperor’s brilliant, idiosyncratic High Scholar, to find the killer before the trials end. To do so, she must untangle a web of deadly secrets that stretches back generations, all while competing against six warriors with their own dark histories and fierce ambitions. Neema believes she is alone. But we are here to help; all she has to do is let us in.

If she succeeds, she will win the throne. If she fails, death awaits her. But we won’t let that happen.

We are the Raven, and we are magnificent.

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  • “Sharply written and intricately plotted, The Raven Scholar is a masterclass in storytelling. I can’t recommend it enough!”
    Ann Leckie, Hugo Award-winning author of Ancillary Justice
  • “The Raven Scholar is a labyrinth of a book—vast and intricate, full of fiendish twists and clever traps—with a deeply human heart at its center. It's thrilling, romantic, often tragic, and always funny; I'm obsessed.” 
    Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of Starling House
  • "The Raven Scholar is an immersive and enthralling epic fantasy. Fiendishly charming and clever, this is a book you absolutely must devour. I can't believe how much I loved it!" 
    Tasha Suri, World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Jasmine Throne
  • “The Raven Scholar is as clever as its namesake—each beloved character, each twist and each turn, is a shiny new gift. It is magnificent.”
    C. L. Clark, author of The Unbroken
  • "The Raven Scholar is epic fantasy at its finest: fiendish political intrigue, the ultimate trial for the throne and a shocking crime at the centre. Every character plays friend, suspect and threat–and you’ll be turning the pages at midnight to unmask them. I can’t wait to devour the sequel. Simply glorious!" 
    Georgia Summers, Sunday Times bestselling author of The City of Stardust
  • "With an intricate plot and obsession-worthy characters, The Raven Scholar subverts tropes to create a thrilling, fun, and shocking mystery."
    Tessa Gratton, New York Times bestselling author
  • "Engrossing and unputdownable...my favorite read of the year. A conflagration of court intrigue, religious folktale, and characters with deliciously murky motivations, The Raven Scholar is a pure delight. Fantasy readers will gobble this down and curse the skies that they don't have the sequel yet." 
    Bethany Jacobs, Philip K. Dick Award-winning author of These Burning Stars
  • "The Raven Scholar is magnificently immersive, and a real master-class in world building. It's evocative and fun. A smooth-read, and yet a deep-dive. I’m looking forward to reading more from Hodgson in the future!”
    Marina Lostetter, author of The Helm of Midnight
  • "The twists and turns of The Raven Scholar left me breathless. Antonia Hodgson drops us into an elaborately built, gorgeously realized world that I couldn't wait to see more of." 
    Emery Robin, author of The Stars Undying
  • "Twisty and clever!" 
    Claire North, author of Ithaca

On Sale
Apr 15, 2025
Page Count
704 pages
Publisher
Orbit
ISBN-13
9780316577229

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Antonia Hodgson

About the Author

Antonia Hodgson is a freelance editor, and author of the bestselling Thomas Hawkins historical crime series. Her first novel, The Devil in the Marshalsea, won the CWA Historical Dagger Award and was shortlisted for the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year. She lives in Kent, England, where she has been visited by a fox and a raven, and a tiger in the form of her neighbour’s ginger cat. No dragons as yet.  

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