Nightshade Academy: The Order

By M. M Crusinberry

At Nightshade Academy, magic is sacred, secrets are currency, and silence is survival.

Wren never expected to receive an invitation to the prestigious Nightshade Academy-a fortress of arcane knowledge and the seat of power for the mysterious, all-controlling Order. But from the moment she steps through the gates, she senses something is deeply wrong. The whispers of disappearances, the too-perfect students, and the ever-watchful eyes are more than just paranoia. The Order isn't just shaping minds-it's erasing them.

As Wren uncovers the truth, she learns the academy is built on lies, blood rituals, and a dark pact with an ancient, malevolent entity. Her forbidden magic, rooted in her traumatic past, marks her as a threat-and a potential sacrifice.

But she's not alone.

Together with Willow, a brilliant nonbinary alchemist whose poems speak in secret truths, and Rowan, a trans boy quietly burning with righteous fury, Wren joins a quiet resistance: The Alchemy Society. Among spells, potions, and poetry, they unravel the Order's chilling purpose-one that targets queer students, rebels, and anyone who dares to resist.

As danger mounts and allies vanish, Wren must decide: stay silent and survive, or rise and become the rebellion the Order never saw coming.

Dark, lyrical, and fiercely queer, The Order is a gothic academic fantasy about identity, trauma, and the power of defiance in the face of oppression.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F911ZJGB
• ISBN13: 9798284179505
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"