{"product_id":"katabasis","title":"Katabasis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003c\/strong\u003ea formidable, timeless work, destined to be a modern classic'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOLIVIE BLAKE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A novel to savour. This book is an experience. I envy those who get to read it for the first time'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREBECCA ROSS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A witty, gory, harrowing ride'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLEIGH BARDUGO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003c\/strong\u003eLiterary super-stardom doesn't seem too far out of her reach now'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE HERALD\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Mind-bending fantasy'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGRAZIA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrad student Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become the brightest mind in the field of analytic magick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the only person who can make her dream come true is dead and - inconveniently - in Hell. And Alice, along with her biggest rival Peter Murdoch, is going after him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Hell is not as the philosophers claim, its rules are upside-down, and if she's going to get out of there alive, she and Peter will have to work together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat's if they can agree on anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWill they triumph, or kill each other trying?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2025's most unexpected love story is going to be hell in the new novel by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eNumber One Bestseller R.F. Kuang. Coming August 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperVoyager","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45577521725590,"sku":"9780008501877","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/files\/jacket---2025-09-04T142422-948.jpg?v=1756951886","url":"https:\/\/www.tawabooksandpost.co.nz\/products\/katabasis","provider":"Tawa Books \u0026 Post","version":"1.0","type":"link"}