KatabasisNew · Fantasy, Dark Academia, Fiction
Katabasis
2025 · 567 pages · Fiction
37
New
★ 3.71 on Goodreads · 216K ratings
≈ 14 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Nebula Award finalist (2025). 3.71★ from 216K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
37Must-Read Score
- Critics26 out of 100 · counts 35%+10
- Readers25 out of 100 · counts 50%+15
- Buzz72 out of 100 · counts 15%+12
Where it ranks
- #104 of the 161 fantasy books we rank
- #451 of the 730 new books we rank
- #968 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Nebula Award finalist (2025)
- Goodreads Choice (fantasy) finalist (2025)
Reads as
Moving, Adventurous
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