Book description
Prepare for one hell of a journey...
'A big, bold fantasy romp' GUARDIAN
'R.F. Kuang is making magic' ELLE
'[A] truly original and spellbinding hero's-journey story' VOGUE
'I devoured it' RED
One of the BBC's 25 best books of 2025
Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Katabasis as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Building on the classics, the author takes the reader into a fabulous new direction, and makes you wonder if we've been there all along. Tremendously original, beautifully written.
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