{"product_id":"katabasis-book-by-r-f-kuang","title":"Katabasis book by R.F. Kuang","description":"\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"12tfcxv\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"35\"\u003eKatabasis book by R. F. Kuang\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"37\" data-end=\"281\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eKatabasis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eR. F. Kuang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is a dark academic fantasy that follows a descent into the underworld—both literal and metaphorical—through the lens of grief, ambition, and the cost of knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"667\"\u003eThe story centers on a scholar whose pursuit of forbidden academic power leads her into a dangerous journey inspired by the classical idea of \u003cem data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"436\"\u003ekatabasis\u003c\/em\u003e, meaning a descent into the realm of the dead. 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