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Dark Academia: The Fundamentals

This is not the fundamentals, this is closer to a comprehensive list. I tried to stick to books with an academic setting and a dark or gothic tone, but few of these can be called "dark academia" in the strictest sense. Also I've read less than five of these, so I make no guarantees about this list's accuracy.
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The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
1
Donna Tartt
If We Were Villains (M L Rio)
If We Were Villains
2
M L Rio
Babel (R. F. Kuang)
Babel
3
R. F. Kuang
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
4
Mary Shelley
Ninth House (Leigh Bardugo)
Ninth House
5
Leigh Bardugo
Hell Bent (Leigh Bardugo)
Hell Bent
6
Leigh Bardugo
Bunny (Mona Awad)
Bunny
7
Mona Awad
The Atlas Six (Olivie Blake)
The Atlas Six
8
Olivie Blake
A Deadly Education (Naomi Novik)
A Deadly Education
9
Naomi Novik
The Raven Boys (Maggie Stiefvater)
The Raven Boys
10
Maggie Stiefvater
These Violent Delights (Micah Nemerever)
These Violent Delights
11
Micah Nemerever
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
12
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Starless Sea (Erin Morgenstern)
The Starless Sea
13
Erin Morgenstern
The Maidens (Alex Michaelides)
The Maidens
14
Alex Michaelides
Vita Nostra (Marina and Sergey Dyachenko)
Vita Nostra
15
Marina and Sergey Dyachenko
Ace of Spades (Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé)
Ace of Spades
16
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
The Magicians (Lev Grossman)
The Magicians
17
Lev Grossman
Catherine House (Elisabeth Thomas)
Catherine House
18
Elisabeth Thomas
A Study in Drowning (Ava Reid)
A Study in Drowning
19
Ava Reid
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife (Ashley Winstead)
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife
20
Ashley Winstead
Katabasis (R. F. Kuang)
Katabasis
21
R. F. Kuang
The Cloisters (Katy Hays)
The Cloisters
22
Katy Hays
Truly Devious (Maureen Johnson)
Truly Devious
23
Maureen Johnson
Yellowface (R.F. Kuang)
Yellowface
24
R.F. Kuang
Vicious (V.E.Schwab)
Vicious
25
V.E.Schwab
An Education in Malice (S.T. Gibson)
An Education in Malice
26
S.T. Gibson
Madam (Phoebe Wynne)
Madam
27
Phoebe Wynne
They Never Learn (Layne Fargo)
They Never Learn
28
Layne Fargo
The Library at Hellebore (Cassandra Khaw)
The Library at Hellebore
29
Cassandra Khaw
Legendborn (Tracy Deonn)
Legendborn
30
Tracy Deonn
A Discovery of Witches (Deborah Harkness)
A Discovery of Witches
31
Deborah Harkness
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
32
Evelyn Waugh
How We Fall Apart (Katie Zhao)
How We Fall Apart
33
Katie Zhao
A Lesson in Vengeance (Victoria Lee)
A Lesson in Vengeance
34
Victoria Lee
Plain Bad Heroines (Emily Danforth)
Plain Bad Heroines
35
Emily Danforth
The Lessons (Naomi Alderman)
The Lessons
36
Naomi Alderman
The Truants (Kate Weinberg)
The Truants
37
Kate Weinberg
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
38
Elizabeth Kostova
Sleepwalking (Meg Wolitzer)
Sleepwalking
39
Meg Wolitzer
Confessions (Kanae Minato)
Confessions
40
Kanae Minato
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