A Deadly Education spins the tale of El Higgins, a dark sorceress in a cutthroat magical academy where survival is not guaranteed. With no mentors and friendships based on strategy, students must navigate the school, where graduation or death are the only ways out. El's formidable power could level mountains—or unwittingly slaughter her peers. She must withhold her magic, outwit the school, and contend with Orion Lake, a fellow student whose heroics earn both admiration and ire. As mortal dangers and complex allegiances converge, El's battle for survival becomes an unyielding quest for self-discovery and a defiant fight against destiny.