Our dark academia collection is filled with hidden motives, mystery, ambition, and the quiet madness of learning. Pick a book and stay after class a little too long.
Somewhere between ambition and guilt, the semester never ends
M.L.Rio
If We Were Villains
It is a psychological drama set in an elite theatre school, where seven students live and breathe Shakespeare’s plays until one of their performances turns into a real tragedy. The main character, Oliver, years later tells a detective what really happened on that fateful night.

The atmosphere is elegant and hauntingly beautiful. There is the scent of dusty books, the cold corridors of the campus, and a stage where emotions spiral out of control.
art and obsession
tragic love
Donna Tartt
The Secret History
It is a novel about a group of students at a small elite college who study ancient Greek literature under the guidance of a charismatic professor. They strive for beauty, intellect, and perfection — until their philosophical games lead to murder. The main character, Richard, tells the story from within, as an outsider drawn into a closed world where admiration turns into obsession and morality slowly fades away.

The atmosphere is cold, filled with the scent of dusty books, autumn fog, the detachment of academia, and a slowly growing sense of unease.
moral decay
intellectual isolation
R.F. Kuang
Babel
It is a historical fantasy novel about the power of language, colonialism, and knowledge as a weapon. At its center is Robin, an orphan from China who is brought to Oxford to study at the prestigious Institute of Translation.

There, students learn the magic of silver bars — a technology that draws power from the act of translating between languages. But the more Robin learns about the world, the clearer it becomes that the system built for progress is sustained by violence and exploitation.

The atmosphere is dense and tense, and while reading, you feel as if you are in a library where the books smell like an approaching storm.
colonial critique
moral conflict
James Islington
The Will of the Many
It is an epic fantasy novel with elements of dystopia, set in a world where power is built on literal submission — each person can “give their will” to another, strengthening them in return. The main character, Auden, hides his past and is forced to enter an elite Academy where those who control this system are trained. Gradually, he discovers that behind the faсade of discipline and order lie political conspiracies, mysticism, and ancient secrets capable of changing the world. While reading, you feel both tension and excitement — as if you are facing the trials alongside the hero.
loyalty and deceit
ancient secrets
R.F. Kuang
Babel
It is a historical fantasy novel about the power of language, colonialism, and knowledge as a weapon. At its center is Robin, an orphan from China who is brought to Oxford to study at the prestigious Institute of Translation.

There, students learn the magic of silver bars — a technology that draws power from the act of translating between languages. But the more Robin learns about the world, the clearer it becomes that the system built for progress is sustained by violence and exploitation.

The atmosphere is dense and tense, and while reading, you feel as if you are in a library where the books smell like an approaching storm.
colonial critique
moral conflict
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Tilda