The Raven and Eagle
#5433.82 adjusted 3.91 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 1 book Status Ongoing 2025–present Reading commitment Low Caskey Russell Last reviewed 2026-08-19
Overview
The Raven and Eagle is a Tlingit-inspired epic fantasy series by Caskey Russell, opening with The Door on the Sea (2025), his debut novel and an NPR "Books We Love 2025" pick. It follows a young man drawn into a struggle between human and supernatural worlds along the Northwest Coast, drawing on Tlingit oral tradition and clan history, including the raven and eagle moiety system that gives the series its name. Russell, an enrolled member of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes and a professor of American Indian Studies, builds the novel's cosmology directly from Southeast Alaskan clan structures and origin stories rather than treating them as decorative background, and reviewers have noted the book's careful attention to specific Tlingit place names, kinship obligations, and spiritual practice. As the series' opening volume, it establishes the protagonist's journey and the wider conflict but leaves the larger struggle unresolved for future installments.
Epic fantasy, Mythic fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (1 work) counts toward ranking
The Raven and Eagle Caskey Russell
| Work | Year | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Door on the Sea | 2025 | core | 3.82 (570 ratings) |
Tlingit-inspired epic fantasy debut. A second volume, The Eagle in the Mountain, has an announced cover and a September 22, 2026 release date but had not been published as of 2026-08-19; it is out of scope per this project's standing unpublished/announced-work rule until it actually ships, at which point a routine canon-maintenance pass should add it.
Quick answers
- How many books are in The Raven and Eagle? The Raven and Eagle's Core Canon is 1 book.
- Is The Raven and Eagle finished? Ongoing (2025–present).
- How much reading does The Raven and Eagle take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 1 Core Canon book · ~400 pages).
- How is The Raven and Eagle ranked? #543 in this site's official ranking, based on 570 reader ratings across 1 Core Canon book. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #543?
Ranked #543 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.82 across 1 core book.
- A smaller readership (570 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- 0.09 behind #542, Fortress.
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
- A single standalone novel: ranked on that one book alone.
Why explore this universe?
Rated · 1 book · Ongoing · 570 ratings · Ranks #543 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment epic fantasy universe that's still ongoing, with new books still coming.
Reading order
A single Core Canon work: no sequencing question to resolve.
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe in a per-source-verified search.
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Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.82 across 570 ratings on 1 Core Canon book. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: The Raven and Eagle admitted, in progress accepted 2026-08-19
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
Last reviewed: 2026-08-19
Rule: Only the published first volume is Core Canon. The announced sequel, The Eagle in the Mountain, has a cover and a September 22, 2026 release date but had not been published as of this admission; it will be added once it actually ships.