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An Arcane Inheritance

Kamilah Cole · Fantasy

43 Pulse Score

Based on recommendations from independent creators

dark academiachosen onemorally grey characterfound family
dark academiagrimdark
🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit

#227 All Time

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Elle Magazine Best Fantasy and Science-Fiction Book of 2025 A modern-day dark academia fantasy with a twist, perfect for fans of Babel and A Deadly Education. Warren University has stood amongst the ivy elite for centuries, built on the bones—and forbidden magic—of its most prized BIPOC students...hiding the rot of a secret society that will do anything to keep their own powers burning bright. No matter who they must sacrifice along the way. Ellory Morgan is determined to prove that she belongs at Warren University, an ivy league school whose history is deeply linked to occult rumors and dark secrets. But as she settles into her Freshman year, something about the ornate buildings and shadowy paths feels strangely...familiar. And, with every passing day, that sense of déjà vu grows increasingly sinister. Despite all logic, despite all reason, despite all the rules of reality, Ellory knows one thing to be true: she has been here before. And if she can't convince brooding legacy student H

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