{"product_id":"the-arcane-arts-9780593974223","title":"The Arcane Arts","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Dark academia, romance, and fantasy join forces in a gripping new book.\"--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTucked 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 \u003ci\u003ewrit magic\u003c\/i\u003e, the long-forbidden power to control and compel others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile student and teacher both profess \u003ci\u003eacademic\u003c\/i\u003e 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. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Del Rey Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593974223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"S. D. Coverly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52379443134645,"sku":"9780593974223","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6f541844-f72f-404e-867b-d6bcd7cfc3ad.jpg?v=1774372936","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-arcane-arts-9780593974223","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}