Here, and Only Here - by Christelle Dabos (Hardcover)

About the Book

Welcome to the School of Here, an unsettling and peculiar place that is nonetheless familiar to us all. A place full of codes and unspoken rules that are passed down from year to year. At Here, society is highly stratified, the pairs, friend groups, and outcasts are all ruled by a godlike prince. This year--as all other years--things are not at all as they seem. A self-effacing first-year student vanishes into thin air. A persecuted outsider delivers himself into permanent exile. A tyrannical upperclassman meets his match. A newly-minted prophetess tests her powers. And, behind the scenes, a cabal of students conducts a top-secret investigation into the unexplained phenomenon at the heart of it all. Back to school season marks the start of a time-honored cycle of revolution and rebirth in which each must play their part.

Book Synopsis

The new novel from the million-copy bestselling author of The Mirror Visitor Quartet

Welcome to the School of Here, an unsettling and peculiar place that is nonetheless familiar to us all. A place full of codes and unspoken rules that are passed down from year to year.

At Here, society is highly stratified, the pairs, friend groups, and outcasts are all ruled by a godlike prince. This year--as all other years--things are not at all as they seem. A self-effacing first-year student vanishes into thin air. A persecuted outsider delivers himself into permanent exile. A tyrannical upperclassman meets his match. A newly-minted prophetess tests her powers. And, behind the scenes, a cabal of students conducts a top-secret investigation into the unexplained phenomenon at the heart of it all. Back to school season marks the start of a time-honored cycle of revolution and rebirth in which each must play their part.

With Here, and Only Here, Christelle Dabos - author of the international sensation The Mirror Visitor Quartet - gives readers an intriguing and penetrating novel that explores the difficulties of fitting in and the private, individual choices that make up the sometimes abhorrent, always unpredictable Collective.

Review Quotes

★ "Enticingly peculiar...The novel will appeal to those who enjoy something radically different."--Michael Cart, Booklist (starred)

"This is a gripping and disturbing read: sharp, intense and coolly observant of school day relationships and transgressions."--Jamie Buxton, Daily Mail

"A dense fever dream."--Kirkus

"Imagine all your middle-school nightmares made manifest. Add to that an eerie paranormal aspect that elevates the whole to the maximum level and you have this wildly creative and engaging tale of the middle school from hell."--Eric Boss, Reading the West

"The book is interlaced with multiple different storylines (as is true of any good school!) -- at the School of Here, you'll find secret societies, magic, mystery, and students dealing with the loneliness and alienation that everyone feels at that young, pliant age."--Powell's

"Dabos is a talented writer unafraid to tackle complex issues and it shows here...[her] writing is crisp and sharp."--Chris Haigh, Set the Tape

"There's a grand tradition of Francophone weird fiction, where the characters must grapple with an underlying order to the world that's beyond their understanding. Here, Dabos has blended that with a dash of dark academia; the result is elusive but ultimately rewarding."--Tobias Carroll, Tor