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National bestselling author Kamilah Cole is debuting her first adult fantasy novel called An Arcane Inheritance in 2026
PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the cover for the book and an excerpt to give readers a taste of what's to come
A synopsis for the book noted that fans will be “captivated by this dark academia where the gilded promises of higher education mask a legacy of exploitation"
Dark academia fans have another book to look forward to on the horizon!
National bestselling YA author Kamilah Cole is debuting her first adult fantasy novel, An Arcane Inheritance and has shared the new cover and an excerpt from the modern dark academia story exclusively with PEOPLE.
The novel, which hits shelves on Jan. 20 2026, is set at the “elite Ivy League campus of War