Katabasis

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Revision as of 11:28, 24 September 2025 by PowoReads (talk | contribs) (Katabasis is an adult fantasy novel, originally published on August 26, 2025. It tells the story of two magical academy students, who join forces to travel to Hell, to retrieve their professor's soul after an accident took his life and get a recommendation letter, to further continue with their own studies. The book details their past and present struggles and adventures through Hell, and how they manage to get back.)
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Katabasis
Author(s) R.F Kuang
Published August 26, 2025
Publisher Harper Voyager
Genre(s) Fantasy
Age group Adult


Trigger Warnings

- Abuse (emotional)

 - Abuse of Power
 - Ableism
 - Animal Death
 - Blood
 - Character Death
 - Health Self-Negligence
 - Descriptions of a dead body
 - Discussion about medical procedures/treatments
 - Gore
 - Grief
 - Grooming
 - Manipulation
 - Mention of Suicide
 - Misogyny
 - Murder
 - Self-flagellation
 - Sexual Abuse (Past, Recollected)
 - Suicidal Thoughts
 - Unhealthy Eating Habits

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

East-Asian main character*

Tropes

Magical Academy

 Hate-to-Love
 Miscommunication
 Shared Trauma
 Hurt-Comfort