Shortlisted for the 2016 David Gemmell Legend Award for Best Novel. The third in The
Faithful and the Fallen series Ruin by John Gwynne continues the gripping battle of good vs
evil. The Banished Lands are engulfed in war and chaos. The cunning Queen Rhin has conquered
the west and High King Nathair has the cauldron most powerful of the seven treasures. At his
back stands the scheming Calidus and a warband of the Kadoshim dread demons of the Otherworld.
They plan to bring Asroth and his host of the Fallen into the world of flesh but to do so they
need the seven treasures. Nathair has been deceived but now he knows the truth. He has choices
to make choices that will determine the fate of the Banished Lands. Elsewhere the flame of
resistance is growing - Queen Edana finds allies in the swamps of Ardan. Maquin is loose in
Tenebral hunted by Lykos and his corsairs. Here he will witness the birth of a rebellion in
Nathair's own realm. Corban has been swept along by the tide of war. He has suffered lost
loved ones sought only safety from the darkness. But he will run no more. He has seen the face
of evil and he has set his will to fight it. The question is how? With a disparate band
gathered about him - his family friends giants fanatical warriors an angel and a talking
crow - he begins the journey to Drassil the fabled fortress hidden deep in the heart of Forn
Forest. For in Drassil lies the spear of Skald one of the seven treasures and here it is
prophesied that the Bright Star will stand against the Black Sun. Continue the epic fantasy
series with Wrath .
