Katabasis

'

Katabasis

is a formidable, timeless work, destined to be a modern classic'

OLIVIE BLAKE

'

Katabasis

is more than a novel to savor. This book is an experience. I envy those who get to read it for the first time'

REBECCA ROSS

'A witty, gorey, harrowing ride'

LEIGH BARDUGO

Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld.

Two academic rivals from Cambridge must travel to hell to rescue the soul of their advisor. Getting there was easy. Surviving it - and each other - is another thing entirely.

2025's most unexpected love story is going to be hell in the new novel by

Sunday Times

Number One Bestseller R.F. Kuang. Coming August 2025.