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Rule of Wolves follows three central figures in the beleaguered nation of Ravka. King Nikolai Lantsov, tormented by a demonic presence within, fights to keep the kingdom from ruin. Storm‑witch Zoya Nazyalensky, haunted by wartime loss, wrestles with the moral weight of using her powers as a weapon of war. Meanwhile, Grisha spy Nina Zenik, infiltrating the enemy state of Fjerda, confronts the corrosive pull of revenge and the possibility of healing her heart. Amid titanic battles and shifting alliances, their intertwined destinies shape the future of Ravka and a world poised on the brink of Ashes.
First publish date: 2021
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Fantasy
Authors: Leigh Bardugo
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