1. Katabasis

Two rival Cambridge Ph.D. students, both skilled in “analytic magick,” are forced to descend into the Eight Courts of Hell to rescue the soul of their late advisor. What begins as a quest for an academic letter of recommendation spirals into a harrowing confrontation with ambition, rivalry, and the dark underworld of scholarship. Blending the mythic descent of Dante with the surreal atmosphere of dark academia, Katabasis is a razor-sharp allegory of the trials hidden behind academic brilliance.

2. Babel: An Arcane History

In 19th-century Oxford, language is power. Rescued from cholera in Canton, Robin Swift is brought to England and trained in the art of translation at the Royal Institute—known as Babel. Here, enchanted silver bars turn translation into magic, fueling the British Empire’s dominance. But as Robin grows, he must decide whether to serve the institution that gave him everything or join a secret society determined to resist. A sweeping historical fantasy, Babel is a powerful exploration of colonialism, academia, and the price of knowledge.

3. Yellowface

When Athena Liu, a celebrated young author, dies in a freak accident, her struggling friend June Hayward seizes the opportunity to claim Athena’s unpublished manuscript as her own. Reinvented and rebranded, June rises to fame—but the shadows of guilt, stolen identity, and public scrutiny follow close behind. Both satirical and chilling, Yellowface is an unflinching look at cultural appropriation, ambition, and the dark side of the publishing world.