Love and rivalry make for dangerous magic—especially when the dead refuse to stay that way.

In Danielle Knight’s A Rather Vengeful Accord, Halen Kilchoir will do anything to study necromancy at St Penderghast’s, an elite college where students either raise the dead or fight them. Her only way in is to team up with her rival, Alastair Faulton, and compete as spirer gladiators. As they battle monstrous creations for a place at the college, their long-standing feud begins to shift into something far more complicated.

In Shiloh Briar’s Hopeless Necromantic, soldier Helspira volunteers for a doomed mission, escorting Sikras—a necromancer who has already failed twice—to stop an undead army. No one expects them to succeed. But as they face mounting dangers and uncover hidden truths, an unexpected bond begins to grow, and they must decide if their feelings can survive what lies ahead.

About the event

Running time: 55 minutes

Price: £6 - (plus 50p booking fee)

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