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A Deadly Education
- Narrated by: Anisha Dadia
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
In the start of an all-new series, the best-selling author of Uprooted and Spinning Silver introduces you to a dangerous school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death - until one girl begins to rewrite its rules.
Enter a school of magic unlike any you have ever encountered.
There are no teachers, no holidays, friendships are purely strategic and the odds of survival are never equal.
Once you’re inside, there are only two ways out: you graduate or you die.
El Higgins is uniquely prepared for the school’s many dangers. She may be without allies, but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level mountains and wipe out untold millions - never mind easily destroy the countless monsters that prowl the school.
Except, she might accidentally kill all the other students, too. So El is trying her hardest not to use it...that is, unless she has no other choice.
Wry, witty, endlessly inventive and mordantly funny - yet with a true depth and fierce justice at its heart - this enchanting novel reminds us that there are far more important things than mere survival.
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- Simon. M
- 21-11-20
Excellent story and narration
The story is a refreshing take on magical education, it has all of the factional intrigues between years, student types and 'house' affiliations, but is a lot less saccharine. The narration is excellent, (I have high-register hearing loss through poor career choices which makes me wary of some female narrators), but Anisha Dadia has such a good tonal range that she conjures a compelling protagonist whilst being perfectly audible. I loved the author/narrator combination of this audiobook and will buy the next instalments without hesitation!
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- Violet
- 26-06-21
Loved it.
As an autistic person I can really relate to a character that has always had trouble socialising not because of something they necessarily did wrong but because there's something about them other people just find off. I really enjoyed the unusual world building and I always enjoy a world with an inbuilt system of inequality and knowing by the end of the series the main character will have begun to fix it. This book won't be for every one of Naiomi Noviks' readers especially if you enjoyed the more adult tone of the Temeraire series but if you do enjoy magical worlds, schools of magic, and characters who are good people against their own best judgement and slightly annoyed by it then you will enjoy this book.
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- Tim Mitchell
- 02-11-20
Absolutely brilliant listen
From the only other review I wasn’t expecting much, but as a Naomi Novik fan I decided to give this a go. Totally worth it. In the vein of Rainbow Rowell’s Carry On, A Deadly Education gives a generation or readers starving for an alternative to Hogwarts exactly what they need. Part Battle Royale, Part wizard Hunger Games this novel turns the typical Chosen One tropes on its head and offers a manageable amount of steam punk teen angst. The narration was excellent will 100% listen again.
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- Fooflea
- 09-11-22
No way!
What an awesome story - totally refreshing. Excellent world building and characters. Had delayed reading in case predictable trope school story, but delighted to be absolutely hooked from the beginning with the bizarre scenario. Going straight onto the next. Performance reading excellent - easy to listen to.
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- J.V. (Killian Jones)
- 26-11-22
Harry Potter meets Hunger Games
An excellent story, original indeed. (Forgive the title of my review)
I really enjoyed the concept it all. I don’t want to give out spoilers of course!
Looking forward to book two!
Performance from the narrator: excellent!
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- Kathryn Lesko
- 23-12-22
Fun and engaging world
Loved the narration. She really got the spirit of the book! And such a fun world to get to know via audiobook.
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- KnitCrazy
- 02-03-23
Wonderfully enjoyable
I love the way the book has lots of details about the magical world. Which is different from any fantasy novels I have read. A nice balance of story and friendships. I love the main Character and can’t wait to listen to the second book!
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-02-24
Surprisingly Amazing
I picked up this book on a whim whilst stuck in hospital. It is wonderful. it has the feel of a really well researched and designed world with compelling characters and narrative. a very unexpected story the carried me with ease
I would definitely recommend it.
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- MaureenMcEldridge
- 07-03-21
OK, but nowhere near as exciting as others
My least favourite Naomi Novik book unfortunately. The story felt quite dull in comparison to Spinning Silver and Uprooted which I loved.
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- Asbjørn
- 25-02-21
New twist to the Teenage College Story
I was filled with both joyus hope and trepidation as I started this latest work from Naomi Novik. Uprooted and Spinning Silver is some of the best fantasy I know. The series following the dragon Temeraire started equally good - but somewhere along the way it became drivel. Poorly written and drawn out...
A Deadly Education is a promising new start. There is one or two places where the story feels forced - but I am again excited about Novik's storytelling.
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