#139 in Fantasy
Ruin
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Our view
“Ruin” is the third volume of “The Faithful and the Fallen”, and for some readers the point where the series comes into its own. They cite characters who rise, fall and change like real people, a darker tone and emotional peaks that had them cheering and in tears. Some find the story predictable, and some see mostly travelling and fighting. It is no place to start: the war is already well under way.
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About the book
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. 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.
Reading order · The Faithful and the Fallen
Full order & progress →- MaliceStart here
8.18.1 / 10 - Valour
–Not ranked yet - RuinThis book
8.48.4 / 10 - Wrath
8.48.4 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.7 across 242 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 62% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.7 | 242 | 100% |
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