The Frostblood Saga
#5463.91 in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 3 books Status Complete 2017–2018 Reading commitment Medium Elly Blake Last reviewed 2026-08-26
Overview
A completed young-adult elemental-magic trilogy about a girl born with forbidden fire magic in a kingdom ruled by ice-wielding Frostbloods, who escapes captivity to train as a weapon against the tyrant who imprisoned her. Elly Blake's Ruby, whose fire magic marks her for persecution in a land where the elemental hierarchy is also the political one, is smuggled out of prison to train secretly among a hidden resistance of fellow Firebloods before being sent back into the enemy court she escaped, complicating her mission with a growing, unwanted connection to the young king she is meant to help overthrow. Frostblood (2017), Fireblood (2018) and Nightblood (2018) follow Ruby across escalating court intrigue and a widening magical conflict, with the trilogy's tight three-book structure and quick publication schedule typical of the mid-2010s YA elemental-fantasy boom that followed in the wake of series like Throne of Glass.
Romantasy · For YA
Core Canon: Reading Order (3 works) counts toward ranking
The Frostblood Saga Elly Blake
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Frostblood | 2017 | 1 | core | 3.82 (38,892 ratings) |
 | Fireblood | 2018 | 2 | core | 4.04 (17,448 ratings) |
 | Nightblood | 2018 | 3 | core | 4.02 (12,303 ratings) |
A completed young-adult elemental-magic trilogy about a Fireblood girl imprisoned by a kingdom that persecutes her kind, who escapes to train against the tyrannical Frost King, in a world where magic is tied to fire and ice bloodlines.
Quick answers
- How many books are in The Frostblood Saga? The Frostblood Saga's Core Canon is 3 books.
- What is the reading order for The Frostblood Saga? Publication order, starting with Frostblood. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is The Frostblood Saga finished? Complete (2017–2018).
- How much reading does The Frostblood Saga take? Medium reading commitment (estimated from 3 Core Canon books · ~1,232 pages).
- How is The Frostblood Saga ranked? #546 in this site's official ranking, based on 68,643 reader ratings across 3 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #546?
Ranked #546 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.91 across 3 core books.
- A smaller readership (68,643 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Less than 0.01 behind #545, Xanth (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
Why explore this universe?
Rated · 3 books · Complete · 69k ratings · Ranks #546 overall
Good choice if you want a moderate-length romantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
Publication order (3 Core Canon books)
- Frostblood (2017)
- Fireblood (2018)
- Nightblood (2018)
Documented internal/story chronology is recorded for every Core Canon book here, and matches publication order exactly, with no divergence to show separately.
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.91 across 68,643 ratings on 3 Core Canon books. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: The Frostblood Saga admitted; Core Canon = all three novels accepted 2026-08-26
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Reader community series index Tier 3
- Hachette Book Group Tier 1
Last reviewed: 2026-08-26
Rule: Core Canon is all 3 novels (2017-2018).