Grave Bell

The best way to gain power is with magic, and the only way to obtain magic is to die.

Celestine Elythier has worked hard to disappear, so when the king's men drag her out of hiding, her simple, quiet life crumbles around her. Instead of finding a home in the dungeon, however, she is recruited to infiltrate a specialized magic academy and root out a spy. The catch? She must die first.

Ruthlessness abounds at the academy, where every student is desperate to climb to the top and graduate with a place in the court. With only six months to catch the spy, Celestine must determine true friend from true foe or lose what life she has left.