Antonia Hodgson is a freelance editor, and author of the bestselling Thomas Hawkins historical crime series. Her first novel, The Devil in the Marshalsea, won the CWA Historical Dagger Award and was shortlisted for the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year. She lives in Kent, England, where she has been visited by a fox and a raven, and a tiger in the form of her neighbour's ginger cat. No dragons as yet.

"The Raven Scholar is a labyrinth of a book--vast and intricate, full of fiendish twists and clever traps--with a deeply human heart at its center. It's thrilling, romantic, often tragic, and always funny; I'm obsessed." --Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of Starling House

"Engrossing and unputdownable...my favorite read of the year. A conflagration of court intrigue, religious folktale, and characters with deliciously murky motivations, The Raven Scholar is a pure delight. Fantasy readers will gobble this down and curse the skies that they don't have the sequel yet." --Bethany Jacobs, Philip K. Dick Award-winning author of These Burning Stars

"The Raven Scholar is an immersive and enthralling epic fantasy. Fiendishly charming and clever, this is a book you absolutely must devour. I can't believe how much I loved it!" --Tasha Suri, World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Jasmine Throne

"Twisty and clever!" --Claire North, author of Ithaca

"The Raven Scholar is epic fantasy at its finest: fiendish political intrigue, the ultimate trial for the throne and a shocking crime at the centre. Every character plays friend, suspect and threat-and you'll be turning the pages at midnight to unmask them. I can't wait to devour the sequel. Simply glorious!" --Georgia Summers, Sunday Times bestselling author of The City of Stardust

"The Raven Scholar is as clever as its namesake--each beloved character, each twist and each turn, is a shiny new gift. It is magnificent."--C. L. Clark, author of The Unbroken

"Sharply written and intricately plotted, The Raven Scholar is a masterclass in storytelling. I can't recommend it enough!"--Ann Leckie, Hugo Award-winning author of Ancillary Justice

"The Raven Scholar is magnificently immersive, and a real master-class in world building. It's evocative and fun. A smooth-read, and yet a deep-dive. I'm looking forward to reading more from Hodgson in the future!"

"With an intricate plot and obsession-worthy characters, The Raven Scholar subverts tropes to create a thrilling, fun, and shocking mystery."--Tessa Gratton, New York Times bestselling author

"Hodgson's attention to detail makes the worldbuilding vivid; and her subtle, playful prose enriches the ingeniously constructed narrative. This impressive display of versatility marks Hodgson as an exciting new voice in fantasy." --Publishers Weekly

"This is how epic fantasy should be done. I adored every page: it was so meticulously plotted, so carefully built, so funny, and the characters! I could spend seven thousand pages with them."--Genoveva Dimova, author of Foul Days

"With tremendous world-building, a cast of carefully drawn characters, and an engaging plot exploring new riffs on a popular theme whilst nodding to the author's mystery fiction heritage, The Raven Scholar resoundingly hits all the right beats. Epic fantasy at its finest." --Vaseem Khan, author of the Malabar House series

"The deceptions, intricate twists, and the occasional Raven as a point-of-view character make this a page-turner that will leave readers eagerly anticipating the next book in the Eternal Path Trilogy."--Booklist

"The world of The Raven Scholar is richly developed; its prose and dialogue absolutely sing, its characters are rich and real and charming as hell."--Reactor Magazine

"The Raven Scholar is a genuine fantasy masterpiece. Cut-throat courtly politics with a central mystery so twisty you might sprain something. Deliriously entertaining, periodically vicious, clever as hell and, best of all, funny. Buy now and thank me later." --Grace Curtis, author of Floating Hotel