Ruin
Kindle Edition
Orbit · Ebook · October 13, 2015
The Banished Lands are engulfed in war and chaos.
We earn from qualifying purchases.
- Who it’s for
- Follow several strands of resistance and hard choices through a world engulfed in war.
- Genres
- Epic Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy Adventure
- Published
- Orbit, October 13, 2015
Nearest books
Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved. Most of these share its genre: Epic Fantasy.
ValorJohn Gwynne84% matchAlso shares Fantasy Adventure
MaliceJohn Gwynne70% matchAlso shares Dark Fantasy
Between Two FiresChristopher Buehlman60% matchAlso shares Dark Fantasy
The Last Mortal BondBrian Staveley, Simon Vance61% matchAlso shares Fantasy Adventure
King's FollyJill Williamson63% matchAlso shares Fantasy Adventure
Veil of the DesertersJeff Salyards66% matchAlso shares Dark Fantasy
Scourge of the BetrayerJeff Salyards66% matchAlso shares Dark Fantasy
Heavenly Bodies Deluxe EditionImani Erriu59% match
For younger readers: The Shadow Queen, The Queen's Rising, Hero at the Fall
Start with three books, and this one can be the first.
Members get a new edition every morning: a route out from their books to essays, research and talks, with the reason for each.
Start with this bookAbout this book
The Banished Lands are engulfed in war and chaos. The cunning Queen Rhin has conquered the west and High King Nathair has the cauldron, most powerful of the seven treasures. At his back stands the scheming Calidus and a warband of the Kadoshim, dread demons of the Otherworld. They plan to bring Asroth and his host of the Fallen into the world of flesh, but to do so they need the seven treasures. Nathair has been deceived but now he knows the truth.
Continue reading
He has choices to make, choices that will determine the fate of the Banished Lands. Elsewhere the flame of resistance is growing -- Queen Edana finds allies in the swamps of Ardan. Maquin is loose in Tenebral, hunted by Lykos and his corsairs. Here he will witness the birth of a rebellion in Nathair's own realm. Corban has been swept along by the tide of war. He has suffered, lost loved ones, sought only safety from the darkness. But he will run no more. He has seen the face of evil and he has set his will to fight it. The question is, how? With a disparate band gathered about him -- his family, friends, giants, fanatical warriors, an angel and a talking crow he begins the journey to Drassil, the fabled fortress hidden deep in the heart of Forn Forest. For in Drassil lies the spear of Skald, one of the seven treasures, and here it is prophesied that the Bright Star will stand against the Black Sun. Read more
War and Wonder
Follow several strands of resistance and hard choices through a world engulfed in war.
Come here for
- A sprawling war among queens, kings, demons, and legendary treasures
- A motley company that includes giants, an angel, and a talking crow
Expect
- Epic fantasy on a broad, battle-scarred scale
- A dark supernatural conflict threaded with rebellion and unlikely allies
Where it sits
| Epic Fantasy | 98% |
|---|---|
| Dark Fantasy | 32% |
| Fantasy Adventure | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Fantasy
- Epic Fantasy
- Historical Fantasy
- Authors
- John Gwynne
- Publisher
- Orbit
- Published
- October 13, 2015
- Format
- Ebook
- Reading lane
- Fantasy