{"product_id":"9781837840847","title":"A Rather Vengeful Accord : A rivals-to-lovers dark academia fantasy of necromancers and gladiatorial combat : 1","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Danielle Knight\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFantasy romance\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 18 November 2025 by Daphne Press in the United Kingdom as part of 'the A Rather Vengeful Accord' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | \u003cbr\u003e163 x 241 x 31 | 542g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnrol in a dark academia fantasy where students channel divine powers to fight eldritch abominations, perfect for fans of Gideon the Ninth and A Deadly Education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A Rather Vengeful Accord is a delight. Sly, gruesome, and full of wonderfully macabre detail, I can’t wait to get my hands on the sequel.'—Kerstin Hall, Locus and Nebula Award-nominated author of AsunderAt the elite college of St Penderghast’s, gravers and spirers train to perfect their skills in the hunt for glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraving is the art of raising the dead and turning their corpses into unnatural abominations built for war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpiring is divine-fuelled combat against undead horrors, fought in grand arenas to thrill the insatiable crowds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHalen Kilchoir would kill (and resurrect) anything to study graving at St Penderghast’s. But Hal cannot enlist alone: the only way she can secure admission is to enter a dangerous accord with her mortal rival, Alastair Faulton – a handsome, accomplished spirer and the infuriating exiled scion of the great Faulton dynasty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf they team up as spirers, fighting gruesome creatures in a cut-throat competition, they could both earn their places at the prestigious college.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Hal and Alastair fight grisly creatures and ghastly peers side by side, Hal faces the horrors of necromancy and the revolting prospect of a romance with her own nemesis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of:📚Dark Academia?🖤Rivals-to-lovers?🗡?Gladiatorial combat?💀Necromancers?🔥Slow burn🥰Oh god it’s so ugly I love it👑Never meet your heroes\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56390339428727,"sku":"9781837840847","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781837840847.jpg?v=1766152464","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9781837840847","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}