"A searingly brilliant fantasy. This is magical school with teeth."—Tasha Suri, award-winning author of The Jasmine Throne

"Emily Tesh captivates me the way few authors can, and she can do it in any genre and any world. The Incandescent is a delight from start to finish—it bewitched me, body and soul. Part competency porn for teachers, part harrowing tale of flirtation with your colleagues, part heartwarming demon infestation. A wholly perfect book."—Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six

"The Incandescent is the grown-up answer to the magical boarding school tale, a glorious shout of vindication for anyone who has ever worked in education. Every book Emily Tesh writes is a magic trick, and this is no exception. Fantastic in every sense of the word."—Freya Marske, bestselling author of The Last Binding trilogy

"An absolute flex of a book, empathetic and passionate and deeply thoughtful. Above all, Tesh will make you care: about place, self, and the brave, impulsive, vulnerable, curious, incandescent young lives that are our future. A gorgeous evocation of what it means to have a calling."—Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the Sun

"If magical boarding schools existed, they would look very much like this one: volatile cocktails of hormones, demons, and generational wealth, kept afloat solely by the labor and expertise of several very tired grown-ups. If you, like me, are a very tired grown-up, The Incandescent will hit you right in the heart."—Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of Starling House

Praise for Emily Tesh

"A true story of the woods, of the fae, and of the heart. Deep and green and wonderful."—Naomi Novik on Silver in the Wood

"Surprised me at every turn. . . . This book has earned a permanent place on my favorites shelf."—V. E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, on Some Desperate Glory

"This riveting adventure deserves a space on shelves alongside genre titans like Ursula K. Le Guin and Octavia Butler."—Publishers Weekly, starred review, on Some Desperate Glory

"Masterful, audacious storytelling. Relentless, unsentimental, a completely wild ride. I had a time."—Tamsyn Muir, New York Times bestselling author of The Locked Tomb series, on Some Desperate Glory

"Emily Tesh unflinchingly plumbs black hole depths of bleakness, with a resolution that had me sobbing cathartically, ready to say goodbye."—NPR, "Books We Love" feature, on Some Desperate Glory