Time is running out and Alina has a small circle of trust. In the meantime, Nikolai Lantsov has gone missing and Alina is worried whether he is still alive or whether he is being held captive by the Darkling. Everyone involved knows they are risking their lives but their loyalty to the Sun Summoner comes before the fear of death. With the help of Mal, her friends, other Grisha and new allies she needs to find the last amplifier to destroy the Darkling and the Fold in order to save Ravka. This is the final battle between Alina (the Sun Summoner) and the Darkling. I was worried that the last book might be disappointing because I didn’t enjoy the second book, but I was proven wrong. I found this book better than Siege and Storm and felt that everything came together so well. Ruin and Rising is full of twists and shocking revelations that will leave the reader speechless. “Unlike anything I’ve ever read.What a conclusion to a well-known trilogy.

“There’s a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo’s original epic fantasy that sets it apart.” -Vanity Fair “The darker it gets for the good guys, the better.” -Entertainment Weekly “ world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp.” -NPR “This is what fantasy is for.” -The New York Times Book Review “The best magic universe since Harry Potter.” -Bustle “Utterly, extremely bewitching.” -The Guardian

“A master of fantasy.” -The Huffington Post The Severed Moon: A Year-Long Journal of Magic The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic (previously published as The Grisha Trilogy) To win this fight, she must seize a legend’s power – but claiming the firebird may be her ruin. Now her hopes lie with the magic of a long-vanished ancient creature and the chance that an outlaw prince still survives.Īs her allies and enemies race toward war, only Alina stands between her country and a rising tide of darkness that could destroy the world. The Darkling rules from his shadow throne while a weakened Alina Starkov recovers from their battle under the dubious protection of the zealots who worship her as a Saint. Saint.The nation’s fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army. Now with a stunning new cover and exclusive bonus material: The Demon in the Wood (a Darkling prequel story) and a Q&A with Leigh Bardugo.

Perfect for fans of Laini Taylor and Sarah J. See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with Shadow and Bone, now a Netflix original series.Įnter the Grishaverse with book three of the Shadow and Bone Trilogy by number one New York Times-bestselling author Leigh Bardugo.

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo