Ruin and Rising
core novel 2014 The Grishaverse
Record
| First published | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.97 (607,624 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| Page count | 432 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780805094619 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Ruin and Rising opens with the Darkling in control of Ravka and Alina Starkov, badly weakened and separated from most of her allies, forced into hiding in ancient caverns beneath the White Cathedral. There she is kept under the watchful eye of the Apparat and his zealous followers, who revere her as a living saint even as she chafes against being confined underground and cut off from the war above. With the nation's fate resting on what remains of her power and a scattered handful of loyal companions, Alina resolves to search for the last of Morozova's amplifiers, a legendary firebird she believes may be strong enough to finally defeat the Darkling.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Grishaverse
- Series: Shadow and Bone Trilogy core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Leigh Bardugo
Notes
- From the series record (Shadow and Bone Trilogy): The founding Grishaverse trilogy, following Alina Starkov and the Grisha (magic-users) of Ravka.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Shadow and Bone Trilogy: position 3 of 3: previous Siege and Storm (2013)
- Internal chronology, within The Grishaverse: position 7 of 7: previous Rule of Wolves (2021)
Sources
- leighbardugo.com - Reading Order
- Wikipedia - Grisha Trilogy
- https://thegrishaverse.fandom.com/wiki/Ruin_and_Rising
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