The Arcane Arts: A Novel

Author:   S. D. Coverly
Publisher:   Random House USA Inc
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9780593974223


Pages:   400
Publication Date:   19 May 2026
Format:   Hardback
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The Arcane Arts: A Novel


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In this thrilling and sexy dark romance, a graduate student and her adviser dive into a taboo branch of magic, igniting a dangerous passion. “Dark academia, romance, and fantasy join forces in a gripping new book.”—People Ambitious and driven, Ellsbeth Storer has long been determined to study the arcane arts, even before the mysterious death of a loved one draws her to prestigious Newlyn University. Professor Thaddeus Rawlins was once the wunderkind of the field, but in the wake of a horrific tragedy that nearly ended his career, he has resigned himself to the boredom of tenure. Yet when the magnetic Ellsbeth enters his orbit, he finds her impossible to resist. He agrees to oversee her pursuit of a taboo thesis topic: the study of writ magic, the illegal power to control and compel others—and a secret obsession of Rawlins’s. As student and professor undertake their illicit research, harmless flirtation crosses into uncontrollable desire, which threatens to bloom into something even more dangerous: love. But can two people who are masters of manipulation ever trust each other?

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Author:   S. D. Coverly
Publisher:   Random House USA Inc
Imprint:   Del Rey Books
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.556kg
ISBN:  

9780593974223


ISBN 10:   0593974220
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   19 May 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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“Everything I love in dark academia—a convincingly postgraduate magic system, a historic mystery that haunts the present narrative, incisive explorations of power, and an intense taboo romance. Addictive, thought-provoking, and extremely hot.”—L. K. Steven, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Silvercloak “Dark academia, romance, and fantasy join forces in a gripping new book.”—People “Half dark academia and half erotica, [S. D.] Coverly’s debut offers a hedonistic account of a graduate student’s dalliance with forbidden magic and romance . . . strengthened by complex characters with undeniable chemistry.”—Publishers Weekly


“Everything I love in dark academia—a convincing postgraduate magic system, a historic mystery that haunts the present narrative, incisive explorations of power, and an intense taboo romance . . . addictive, thought-provoking, and extremely hot.”—L. K. Steven, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Silvercloak “Dark academia, romance, and fantasy join forces in a gripping new book.”—People “Half dark academia and half erotica, [S. D.] Coverly’s debut offers a hedonistic account of a graduate student’s dalliance with forbidden magic and romance . . . strengthened by complex characters with undeniable chemistry.”—Publishers Weekly


Author Information

S. D. Coverly is the pen name for co-authors Dana Schwartz and Dan Frey. Dana Schwartz is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anatomy: A Love Story and Immortality: A Love Story. Dan Frey is the critically acclaimed author of The Future is Yours and Dreambound. The Arcane Arts is their first novel together.

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