Hell Bent
core novel 2023 Ninth House (Alex Stern)
Record
| First published | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.10 (193,497 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| Page count | 481 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781250313102 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Hell Bent picks up after the events of Ninth House, as Alex Stern becomes determined to rescue her mentor Darlington from the hell he was pulled into, whatever it costs her fragile position as a student at Yale and as the head of Lethe. Working largely in secret, since her superiors have no interest in sanctioning such a mission, Alex partners with fellow Lethe member Dawes to search for any means of reaching Darlington and bringing him home. The two assemble an unlikely team of allies, including a local police detective, Alex's non-magical college roommate, and an outcast former member of one of Yale's secret societies, to help pull off a rescue that conventional wisdom says should be impossible.
Where it sits
- Universe: Ninth House (Alex Stern)
- Series: Alex Stern core; position 2 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Leigh Bardugo
Notes
- 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, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Alex Stern: position 2 of 2: previous Ninth House (2019)
Sources
← Ninth House (Alex Stern) dossier · All universes
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