Nevernight
"In a world where the suns almost never set, a woman gains entry to a school of infamous assassins, seeking vengeance against the powers that destroyed her family. Daughter of an executed traitor, Mia Corvere is barely able to escape her father's failed rebellion with her life. Alone and friendless, she wanders a city built from the bones of a dead god, hunted by the Senate and its thugs. But her gift for speaking with the shadows leads her to the hearth of a retired killer, and a future she never imagined. Now, Mia is apprenticed to the deadliest flock of assassins in the entire Republic-the Red Church. Deadly trials await her within the Church's halls: blades and poisons, treachery and death. If she survives to initiation, she'll be inducted among the chosen of the Lady of Blessed Murder, and be one step closer to the only thing she desires. Revenge. Nevernight will come on the heels of Kristoff's latest YA book, a collaboration with Amie Kaufman from Knopf Books for Young Readers, Illuminae. Knopf is planning a major publicity blitz and featuring Illuminae as its lead title for Fall, on sale October 20th. The marketing and publicity campaign include a multi-city USA tour in the
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Mia Corvere watched her family die at the hands of the Republic. With a shadow-cat she should not have, she enrolls in the Red Church's school for assassins. Most students do not survive their first term.
Jay Kristoff's Nevernight Chronicle has three books: Nevernight, Godsgrave, and Darkdawn. The trilogy is complete.
Nevernight is adult fantasy. It contains explicit sex, graphic violence, and dark themes that place it firmly outside YA. Some retailers shelve it as new adult; the writing is intentionally grim.
Nevernight was written by Jay Kristoff, published in 2016 by MAG.
Nevernight is 699 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Nevernight takes most readers 10 to 15 hours to finish.
Nevernight is a standalone novel by Jay Kristoff, not part of a series.
Nevernight is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.