Since you have a bunch of undergraduates tampering with the supernatural forces, another house, a kind of oversight house, had to be created to keep them from quite literally raising hell. The Ninth House was formed because these eight secret societies - and the societies are very real, although the magic they practice is my invention. She can see ghosts or what are referred to as Grays in Ninth House. What is that talent? Tell us about Galaxy.īARDUGO: She can see through the veil to the other side. But she has a talent that catches the eye of occult Yale recruiters. She's a high-school dropout, a former drug addict with a dark past. GARCIA-NAVARRO: At the center of this book is Galaxy Stern, also known as Alex. LEIGH BARDUGO: Thank you so much for having me. Leigh Bardugo joins us now to talk about her book. In bestselling author Leigh Bardugo's new novel "Ninth House," these clubs are reimagined as places where actual dark arts are performed in a Yale flooded with ghosts and driven by witchcraft. Alex retains her sense of responsibility in her new life at Yale, seeing what is fair and just and fighting for the right thing.Yale University's secret societies are the stuff of legend, bastions of privilege that set you up for a life of connections, wealth and power. Her experiences allow her a clear view and understanding of the shortcomings of Yale, hidden behind its opulent architecture and décor.
The university protects Blake because of his athletic skills, while Len has to find his own more powerful protectors in the higher-ranking figures of his drug dealing ring.Īlex is the only character who has first-hand experience of both worlds: poverty and drug addiction, and wealth and privilege.
The main difference between Len and Blake is privilege. Len harms to Hellie for the sake of his own advancement in his criminal organization.
Meanwhile, in L.A., Len and his drug dealer friends are also devoid of any sense of responsibility towards younger women in their circle.
The young people at Yale can afford to behave badly without being punished for their misdeeds-Blake rapes a younger woman for sport, and the undergraduates. Many characters in the novel show no understanding of the consequences of their actions, too naïve or too selfish to feel responsible for their behavior.
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