{"product_id":"9780008501860","title":"Katabasis","description":"Author: R.F. Kuang\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780008501860\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 560\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrepare for one hell of a journey…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A big, bold fantasy romp' \u003cem\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'R.F. Kuang is making magic' \u003cem\u003eELLE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'[A] truly original and spellbinding hero's-journey story' \u003cem\u003eVOGUE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'\u003c\/em\u003eI devoured it' \u003cem\u003eRED\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the BBC's 25 best books of 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2025’s most unexpected love story is going to be hell in the new No.1 \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling novel by R.F. Kuang.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld.\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\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\u003cp\u003eThat’s if they can agree on anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill they triumph, or kill each other trying?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Literary super-stardom doesn't seem too far out of her reach' \u003cem\u003eTHE HERALD\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Mind-bending fantasy’ \u003cem\u003eGRAZIA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46665337110686,"sku":"HPC-9780008501860","price":49.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780008501860.jpg?v=1775101688","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780008501860","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}