Ruin and Rising
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Enter the Grishaverse with Book Three of the Shadow and Bone Trilogy by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom.
Soldier. Summoner. Saint. The nation’s fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army.
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. Now her hopes lie with the magic of a long-vanished ancient creature and the chance that an outlaw prince still survives.
As her allies and enemies race toward war, only Alina stands between her country and a rising tide of darkness that could destroy the world. To win this fight, she must seize a legend’s power—but claiming the firebird may be her ruin.
A New York Times Bestselling Series
A USA Today Bestseller
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Read all the books in the Grishaverse!
The Shadow and Bone Trilogy
(previously published as The Grisha Trilogy)
Shadow and Bone
Siege and Storm
Ruin and Rising
The Six of Crows Duology
Six of Crows
Crooked Kingdom
The King of Scars Duology
King of Scars
Rule of Wolves
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic
The Severed Moon: A Year-Long Journal of Magic
The Lives of Saints
Demon in the Wood Graphic Novel
Praise for the Grishaverse
“A master of fantasy.” —The Huffington Post
“Utterly, extremely bewitching.” —The Guardian
“This is what fantasy is for.” —The New York Times Book Review
“A world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp.” —NPR
“The darker it gets for the good guys, the better.” —Entertainment Weekly
“Sultry, sweeping and picturesque. . . . Impossible to put down.” —USA Today
“There’s a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo’s original epic fantasy that sets it apart.” —Vanity Fair
“Unlike anything I’ve ever read.” —Veronica Roth, bestselling author of Divergent
“Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an intriguing mystery!” —Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series
- Pages
- 432
- First published
- June 17, 2014
- Language
- English
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- Ebook
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Reviews
Finished May 9, 2021
Finished August 9, 2022
It’s been a couple of hours since I’ve finished this and I think I’m able to articulate my thoughts better. I cried a lot during those last 100 pages. Throughout this series, I’ve gone back and forth between loving and hating Mal and Alina together. Now, I can firmly call myself a Malina stan. Their relationship is wonderful. Everyone who calls Mal toxic or annoying is crazy — he’s a genuine guy with genuine feelings for Alina; the only person who doesn’t want her for her power, but for her to be happy. What a king. And his sacrifice at the end of this? Holy shit. I sobbed so hard. Bardugo is brilliant for how it all played out. I wish I would’ve seen it coming, him being the third amplifier, but I didn’t and I am incredibly shaken. I honestly don’t know how anyone can love The Darkling. Yes, he’s brooding and mysterious, but he’s so toxic and that scene where he shows Alina the tree? I can’t. Bardugo’s a brilliant writer but that scene sold me on my hatred for that man. Bardugo’s just fantastic in general. I haven’t cried this much over a book nor had such intense feelings since reading “Clockwork Princess.” Well done, just… well done.
Finished May 27, 2021
Finished May 27, 2021
Finished June 9, 2016