The Ancient Nine - by Ian K Smith (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Spenser Collins thinks his life at Harvard will be all about basketball and pre-med; hard workouts and grinding work in class. The friends he's made when he hits the storied ivy-clad campus from a very different life in urban Chicago are a happy bonus. But Spenser is about to be introduced to the most mysterious inner sanctum of the inner sanctum: to his surprise, he's in the running to be "punched" for one of Harvard's elite final clubs. The Delphic Club is known as "the Gas" for its crest of three gas-lit flames, and as Spenser is considered for membership, he's plunged not only into the secret world of male privilege that the Gas represents, but also into a century-old club mystery. Because at the heart of the Delphic, secured deep inside its guarded mansion club, is another secret society: a shadowy group of powerful men known as The Ancient Nine. Who are The Ancient Nine? And why is Spenser--along with his best friend Dalton Winthrop--summoned to the deathbed of Dalton's uncle just as Spenser is being punched for the club? What does the lore about a missing page from one of Harvard's most historic books mean? And how does it connect to religion, murder, and to the King James Bible, if not to King James himself? The Ancient Nine is both a coming of age novel and a swiftly plotted story that lets readers into the ultimate of closed worlds with all of its dark historical secrets and unyielding power.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b> "Enticing...Those seeking an inside look at an Ivy League secret society will get their money's worth." --<i>Publishers Weekly</i> </b><br><b></b></p><br><p><b>From <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Ian K. Smith comes a thrilling novel about two students who uncover a mystery that comes with fateful--and fatal--consequences to their college lives. . .</b></p><p> Spenser Collins is a pre-med student and basketball star determined to make his single, working mother proud. Dalton Winthrop is a rich kid who's got the ease and deep knowledge that come from a lifetime of belonging. At Harvard, Spenser and Dalton become friends, cementing their bond when Spenser is "punched" to join the exclusive Delphic Club. Soon, Spenser and Dalton are plunged into a century-old mystery about a group of alums known as the Ancient Nine whose identities are unknown, whose power is absolute, and whose intentions are darker and more dangerous than they could have ever imagined. . .</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Enticing... Those seeking an inside look at an Ivy League secret society will get their money's worth." --<i>Publishers Weekly</i> </p><p>"A powerful, completely absorbing thriller. <i>The Ancient Nine</i> is a rare, unforgettable read!" --<i>Open Letters Review</i></p><p>"Pulls you into the depths of a secret world from the first page. Ian Smith's novel is unmissable." --Harlan Coben, <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>Missing You</i><br><i></i><br>"With a masterful hand, Ian Smith has written a novel that immerses us in the dark intrigue of one of the country's oldest secret societies. <i>The Ancient Nine</i> is thrilling, exciting, and shocking from beginning to end." -- Michael Eric Dyson, <i> New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Tears We Cannot Stop</i><br><i></i><br>"Ian Smith has written an insider's account of an elite, rarefied world inside of Harvard. Read this and you'll know what it is to be in a secret Ivy League power club and you'll feel like you're in one." --Touré, bestselling author of <i>I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon</i> and acclaimed cultural critic</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Ian K. Smith is the author of <i>New York Times </i>bestselling nonfiction books, including the #1 bestsellers <i>Shred, </i><i>Super </i><i>Shred</i>, and <i>Blast the Sugar Out</i>, as well as the novel <i>The Blackbird Papers. </i>He is a graduate of Harvard, Columbia, and the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine.
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