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    The Arcane Arts

    A Novel

    Author S. D. Coverly
    Hardcover
    $30.00 US
    | $41.99 CAN
    Random House Worlds | Del Rey
    On sale May 19, 2026 | 400 Pages | 9780593974223
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    In this thrilling and sensuous dark academia fantasy, an ambitious graduate student and her advisor dive into studying a taboo branch of magic, igniting a dangerous passion between them.

    “Dark academia, romance, and fantasy join forces in a gripping new book.”—People
    Tucked within an idyllic corner of New England, Newlyn University stands as a bastion for the academic elites. Inside its hallowed halls, students can pursue degrees in medicine, history, technology . . . or the Arcane Arts—the esoteric study of powerful magical forces. Enter Ellsbeth Storer: long determined to pursue a graduate degree in arcane mechanicals at Newlyn. Headstrong and driven, she convinces Thaddeus Rawlins, one of the field’s most celebrated professors, to take her on as a student. Against his better judgment, Rawlins allows her to pursue a thesis on writ magic, the long-forbidden power to control and compel others.

    While student and teacher both profess academic interest in the topic, each wants it for their own secret purpose. But they soon discover that Newlyn itself may be hiding the darkest secret of all. . . .

    As Rawlins and Ellsbeth undertake their clandestine research, their flirtation crosses into uncontrollable desire, which threatens to bloom into something even more troubling: love. But when their project begins to spin out of control, entangling them in a destructive web of lust and power, the question remains: can two people who are masters of manipulation ever trust each other?
    © Beowulf Sheehan
    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. View titles by S. D. Coverly

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    In this thrilling and sensuous dark academia fantasy, an ambitious graduate student and her advisor dive into studying a taboo branch of magic, igniting a dangerous passion between them.

    “Dark academia, romance, and fantasy join forces in a gripping new book.”—People
    Tucked within an idyllic corner of New England, Newlyn University stands as a bastion for the academic elites. Inside its hallowed halls, students can pursue degrees in medicine, history, technology . . . or the Arcane Arts—the esoteric study of powerful magical forces. Enter Ellsbeth Storer: long determined to pursue a graduate degree in arcane mechanicals at Newlyn. Headstrong and driven, she convinces Thaddeus Rawlins, one of the field’s most celebrated professors, to take her on as a student. Against his better judgment, Rawlins allows her to pursue a thesis on writ magic, the long-forbidden power to control and compel others.

    While student and teacher both profess academic interest in the topic, each wants it for their own secret purpose. But they soon discover that Newlyn itself may be hiding the darkest secret of all. . . .

    As Rawlins and Ellsbeth undertake their clandestine research, their flirtation crosses into uncontrollable desire, which threatens to bloom into something even more troubling: love. But when their project begins to spin out of control, entangling them in a destructive web of lust and power, the question remains: can two people who are masters of manipulation ever trust each other?

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    © Beowulf Sheehan
    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. View titles by S. D. Coverly

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