Across the Realms (Atlantis University Book 2)

Name: Across the Realms (Atlantis University Book 2)
Author: Michael Anderle

Michael Anderle

Book 2 in the Atlantis University series · Reading order →

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Why we recommend it

A dark academia fantasy set in a hidden, perilous university where ancient secrets and rivalries collide. For readers who love immersive magical schools with bite, the appeal lies in dangerous alliances, simmering attraction and a heroine learning that power always comes at a price. Atmospheric and brooding, it blends scholarly intrigue with forbidden tension, offering the kind of shadowed, high-stakes world where romance and danger are forever entwined.

At a glance

Across the Realms is book 2 in Michael Anderle’s Atlantis University series. With 3/5 for spice and 3/5 for darkness it sits on the lighter side for dark academia romance (of the 191 dark academia romance books on Readark, almost none rate lower for darkness and 4% lower for spice). Its tropes include found family, slow burn and enemies to lovers. 2 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.

Tropes

Enemies to Lovers Forbidden Romance Found Family Morally Grey MC Slow Burn

Book details

Published: May 2026

Across the Realms spice level

Across the Realms is rated 3/5 for spice on Readark’s scale: open door, meaning explicit scenes written plainly, but not the engine of the book. Its darkness rating is 3/5: genuinely dark, meaning violence, coercion or captivity drive the plot, not just the mood. How we rate