Ninth House
- Published
- 8 October 2019
- Pages
- 608
- ISBN-13
- 9781250798008
- Type
- novel
About this book
Leigh Bardugo's first adult series opens with Ninth House (October 2019), a 608-page dark-academia novel introducing Galaxy 'Alex' Stern, the sole survivor of an unsolved multiple homicide, recruited to Yale's ghost-policing secret society Lethe House because she can see ghosts.
Key facts about Ninth House
Leigh Bardugo wrote Ninth House, a novel on our list. It has been out since 8 October 2019. The book has 608 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781250798008 to find the main one.
Ninth House is book 1 of 2 in the Alex Stern series. The series has 2 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. Hell Bent is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 10 January 2023.
Additionally, Leigh Bardugo writes Shadow and Bone, Six of Crows and King of Scars as separate series. Those series sit on our romantic fantasy and fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, Six of Crows: A Darker Shore, Letters from Ketterdam is the latest published Leigh Bardugo book on file, from 3 November 2026.
About Leigh Bardugo
Leigh Bardugo was born in Jerusalem, grew up in Southern California, and worked in copywriting, journalism, and even on-set makeup and special effects before her Yale English degree led anywhere near a fantasy career. See every Leigh Bardugo book in order.
Its place in Alex Stern
Ninth House is book 1 in the Alex Stern series. It is followed by Hell Bent. See the full Alex Stern reading order.
Galaxy "Alex" Stern is the sole survivor of a grisly, still-unsolved multiple homicide -- and the only reason she's been offered a full ride to Yale isn't her grades, it's that she can see ghosts, a rare gift that makes her useful to the university's eight secret societies. Beneath Yale's ivy-covered prestige, those societies don't just haunt old buildings; they practice real, dangerous magic, and Alex is recruited into Lethe House, the ninth society tasked with policing the other eight's occult activities. When…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781250798008