In a land ruled by the Darkling, a broken Sun Summoner and a disgraced tracker race to find the last of Morozova's amplifiers to claim the elusive firebird and save Ravka from destruction. But Alina's plans are complicated by those who worship her as a Saint, and she begins to unravel secrets that alter her understanding of the power she wields. Will she be able to forge new alliances and put aside old rivalries to save the nation's fate?

Ruin and Rising

Set primarily in the fictional country of Ravka, there is a form of magic that exists known as The Small Science. Those who can wield it are called Grisha, powerful practitioners considered to be a part of an exclusive class. Those who do not possess this power are called Otkazat'sya, and function normally as shopkeepers, laborers and soldiers.

Ruin and Rising

Leigh Bardugo