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Ranging from grounded literary fiction to gothic murder mysteries and magic-soaked fantasy tales, these are your essential dark academia books.

I love a mystery that starts at the end. We know that Oliver Marks has just been released from jail after serving a ten year sentence, and he's finally ready to tell the truth. Ten years ago, Oliver was part of a close-knit group of Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, where rivalries and romance affect the troupe off stage with just as much drama as their performances. Their final year reads more like one of Shakespeare's tragedies. When violence erupts, the group tries…

Dark academia books have some if not most of the elements mentioned above. They are set in a academic setting with the main characters students and professors. Also, there is a sense of higher learning and usually something morbid like a murder mystery.

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