The Ruin of Kings
core novel 2019 A Chorus of Dragons
Record
| First published | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.82 (16,484 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| Page count | 560 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781250175489 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
The Ruin of Kings opens A Chorus of Dragons in the empire of Quur, following Kihrin, a thief and the son of a minstrel who grew up scraping by in the city's slums. After a botched raid leaves him marked by a demon, Kihrin is unexpectedly claimed by a noble house as the long-lost son of a treasonous prince, and his life among the aristocracy proves to be less like the heroic stories he grew up hearing and more like a gilded imprisonment. Drawn into the schemes and rivalries of his new family, Kihrin discovers that much of what he believed about dragons, demons, gods and prophecy is wrong, and that an ancient prophecy many assume points to a savior may instead be pointing at him for a far darker purpose, as gods, demons and dragons all move to claim him for their own ends.
Where it sits
- Universe: A Chorus of Dragons
- Series: A Chorus of Dragons core; position 1 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Jenn Lyons
Notes
- From the series record (A Chorus of Dragons): Complete 5-book sequence, 2019-2022.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series A Chorus of Dragons: position 1 of 5: next The Name of All Things (2019)
Sources
- A Chorus of Dragons series bibliography (specialised series-tracking site)
- https://jennlyons.com/novels-2/the-ruin-of-kings/
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