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Ruin and Rising
- Subgenre
- romantasy
- Edition year
- 2015-08-18
- Rating
- ★ 3.8 · 1037 ratingsExternal reader rating · Hardcover
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Alina Starkov, a weakened Sun Summoner revered as a saint, must rally allies against the Darkling's shadow throne. Her search for the long-vanished Firebird offers the power to save her country, but claiming it may destroy her as war and a rising darkness close in.
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- Quest: “To win this fight, she must seize a legend's power--but claiming the firebird may be her ruin.” source
- High Fantasy: “The nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army.” source
- Chosen One: “The nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army.” source
- Strong Heroine: “only Alina stands between her country and a rising tide of darkness that could destroy the world.” source
- Epic Saga: “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.” source
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