Book Review: Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
ARC provided by the publisher—Harper Voyager—in exchange for an honest review.
Cover art illustrated by Patrick Arrasmith
Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Series: Standalone
Genre: Fantasy, Dark Academia
Pages: 540 pages (Hardcover Edition)
Word Count: 160,000 Words
Published: 26th August 2025 by Harper Voyager
At this point, it is safe to say Katabasis by R.F. Kuang has an assured path to take the bestseller spot in many outlets around the world. That being said, can this relatively bizarre novel win the reader’s heart?
“How wonderful, truly, to have a friend whose silence you adored.”