Dead Beat
core novel 2026 Ninth House (Alex Stern)
Record
| First published | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781250884312 |
Synopsis
Alex Stern has made it to hell and back more than once, but this time she left the door open behind her. Demons are creeping through the streets of New Haven and across the Yale campus, feeding on the souls of the living and terrifying the dead. Dawes, Turner, Mercy and even Tripp will have a role to play, none more so than Alex's mentor Darlington, the golden boy who lived so long in her head, now back in the flesh and cursed with dangerous powers of his own. Hell itself is stalking the delegates of Lethe House, and they are all about to learn that demons do not play by human rules.
Where it sits
- Universe: Ninth House (Alex Stern)
- Series: Alex Stern core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Leigh Bardugo
Notes
- The third and final Ninth House novel. Another book titled Dead Beat (The Dresden Files) is already in the canon; this is a different work.
- From the series record (Alex Stern): A 3rd novel, Dead Beat, is confirmed and scheduled (pre-order date September 15, 2026) but not yet published as of 2026-08-07 -- isn't counted here yet; watch for its actual release before the next reader-rating data collection pass.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Alex Stern: position 3 of 3: previous Hell Bent (2023)
Sources
- Macmillan: Dead Beat (Flatiron Books, on sale 15 September 2026)
- Wikipedia -- Ninth House
- Charlotte County Library catalogue: Dead Beat (description provided by publisher)
- Unabridged Bookstore: Dead Beat (publisher description)
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