

Hey! In terms of the quantity of research, the central thesis of the work, the necessity of the work’s message, and the uniqueness of the story’s framework, I’d recommend Babel: An Arcane History by RF Kuang. McKillipĭark academia dark academia books dark academia aesthetic poc dark academia light academia chaotic academia books and literature book blog ya books books book recs book recommendations the secret history if we were villains babel an arcane history the atlas six ninth house legendborn dead poets society bookblr bookstagram academia academic bookish vicious ve schwab the maidens the raven boys vita nostra

The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman.These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever.

I have limited this list to books that are directly linked to the world of academia and/or which have a vaguely academic setting. The quality of each of these books varies. However, these are my recommendations for your dark academia fix. Not all of these books are particularly “dark” either. I, unfortunately, have not read every book ever.
