Book guide
The Ruin of Kings
A thief discovers he is not destined to save an empire, but destroy it.
Genre and trope pairingsFantasyFound familyFantasyTraining scenesFantasyHidden identityFantasyPolitical intrigueFantasyQuestFantasyProphecyFantasyDark lordFantasyMentorFantasyMagical artifactFantasyLost heirFantasyShifterEpic FantasyPolitical intrigueEpic FantasyQuestEpic FantasyProphecyEpic FantasyLost heirAdventureHidden identityAdventureQuest
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About The Ruin of Kings
Kihrin grows up as a bard’s apprentice and thief in the slums of Quur, until a disastrous raid leaves him marked by a demon and claimed by royalty. Trapped in the schemes of gods, dragons, mages, and family ambition, he learns the old stories may have lied about heroes.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Medium
- Darkness
- Extreme
- Pacing
- Fast
Series
A Chorus of Dragons · Book 1 of 5
Content warnings
- mind rape
- rape mentioned
- incest mentioned
- gore
- murder
- major character death
- child abuse
- domestic abuse
- slavery
- sexual slavery mentioned
- mind control
- magically enforced slavery
- torture
- slut shaming
- homophobia
- misogyny
