The Last Graduate: A Novel

· The Scholomance Book 2 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Anisha Dadia
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The specter of graduation looms large as Naomi Novik’s groundbreaking, New York Times bestselling trilogy continues in the stunning sequel to A Deadly Education.

“The climactic graduation-day battle will bring cheers, tears, and gasps as the second of the Scholomance trilogy closes with a breathtaking cliff-hanger.”—Booklist (starred review)

WINNER OF THE LODESTAR AWARD • HUGO AND LOCUS AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Polygon, Thrillist, She Reads

In Wisdom, Shelter. That’s the official motto of the Scholomance. I suppose you could even argue that it’s true—only the wisdom is hard to come by, so the shelter’s rather scant. 
 
Our beloved school does its best to devour all its students—but now that I’ve reached my senior year and have actually won myself a handful of allies, it’s suddenly developed a very particular craving for me. And even if I somehow make it through the endless waves of maleficaria that it keeps throwing at me in between grueling homework assignments, I haven’t any idea how my allies and I are going to make it through the graduation hall alive. 
 
Unless, of course, I finally accept my foretold destiny of dark sorcery and destruction. That would certainly let me sail straight out of here. The course of wisdom, surely.
 
But I’m not giving in—not to the mals, not to fate, and especially not to the Scholomance. I’m going to get myself and my friends out of this hideous place for good—even if it’s the last thing I do.

With keen insight and mordant humor, Novik reminds us that sometimes it is not enough to rewrite the rules—sometimes, you need to toss out the entire rulebook.

The magic of the Scholomance trilogy continues in The Golden Enclaves

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4.8
44 reviews
Sofia Gomezllata
29 September 2021
I was scared that I would have to wait a long time for the audiobook to come out, or that I would have to use a screen reader if I wanted to hear it, so I was very pleasantly surprised when the audiobook came out on the same day as the novel. Anisha Dadia does a great job bringing all the characters to life, and I couldn't imagine any other voice in the role. She is easy to understand, but also makes sure to add acting to all of her lines. The book itself is great. I was having a lot of mixed feelings about how it was going to be. Would the pace be alright, as it would be so different from the first one. And yet I shouldn't have to worry at all. The book was amazing. The pacing was perfect and even a chapter in I was too engaged to have any worries. The characters are exceptional. We are lucky to see our main cast all again. But also we get to see a bunch of new and interesting characters that bring a lot to the table. No spoilers, but my favorite character is one that I wanted to hate but was so well written that I couldn't help but /know/ them. All in all, a fantastic listen. It didn't suffer the way that sequels usually do, and part of me is dying to read the third part.
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Max Seidman
29 September 2021
The Scholomance series really starts to hit its flow in this book! Now that the world has been established in the first book, we get a lot more character development, and I cannot wait for the third installment. Anisha Dadia does an excellent job narrating
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i sandman
1 February 2023
Well written and well read. Can't wait to read the 3rd book!
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