{"product_id":"9781837840847-the-hallowed-game-duology-a-rather-vengeful-accord","title":"A Rather Vengeful Accord","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA rivals-to-lovers dark academia fantasy of necromancers and gladiatorial combat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnrol in a dark academia fantasy where students channel divine powers to fight eldritch abominations, perfect for fans of Gideon the Ninth and A Deadly Education.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnrol in a dark academia fantasy where students channel divine powers to fight eldritch abominations, perfect for fans of Gideon the Ninth and A Deadly Education.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A Rather Vengeful Accord is a delight. Sly, gruesome, and full of wonderfully macabre detail, I can’t wait to get my hands on the sequel.\"—Kerstin Hall, Locus and Nebula Award-nominated author of Asunder\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the elite college of St Penderghast’s, gravers and spirers train to perfect their skills in the hunt for glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraving is the art of raising the dead and turning their corpses into unnatural abominations built for war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpiring is divine-fuelled combat against undead horrors, fought in grand arenas to thrill the insatiable crowds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHalen Kilchoir would kill (and resurrect) anything to study graving at St Penderghast’s. But Hal cannot enlist alone: the only way she can secure admission is to enter a dangerous accord with her mortal rival, Alastair Faulton – a handsome, accomplished spirer and the infuriating exiled scion of the great Faulton dynasty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf they team up as spirers, fighting gruesome creatures in a cut-throat competition, they could both earn their places at the prestigious college.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Hal and Alastair fight grisly creatures and ghastly peers side by side, Hal faces the horrors of necromancy and the revolting prospect of a romance with her own nemesis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor fans of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📚Dark Academia⁠\u003cbr\u003e🖤Rivals-to-lovers⁠\u003cbr\u003e🗡️Gladiatorial combat⁠\u003cbr\u003e💀Necromancers⁠\u003cbr\u003e🔥Slow burn\u003cbr\u003e🥰Oh god it’s so ugly I love it\u003cbr\u003e👑Never meet your heroes\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Rather Vengeful Accord was a Sunday Times bestseller w\/c 24\/11\/2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Readers 16+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41601112408161,"sku":"9781837840847","price":17.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36646220.jpg?v=1760662934","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781837840847-the-hallowed-game-duology-a-rather-vengeful-accord","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}