Weight | 0.338 kg |
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Dimensions | 197 × 128 × 30 mm |
ISBN | 9781510105256 |
Cover | Paperback |
Publication Year | 2018 |
Publisher | Orion Books |
£7.99
Ruin and Rising
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.
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