Tell me everything that’s happened to you. We have all this catching up to do and ages before they’re ready for us. But come now, it’s been so long since we’ve talked. Or why don’t you make yourself useful and help me escape? The young man stood up and walked over to the line of iron bars.

Talon picked at the mortar of the wall behind her with a wicked black nail. Kihrin raised his head and stared at her. That she was Kihrin’s jailer was like leaving a shark to guard a fish tank. She mocked her victims with the forms of murdered loved ones, before they too became her next meal. Most men didn’t know of her talent for shaping her body into forms crafted from pure terror. Most men would give their eyeteeth to spend an evening with someone so beautiful. Talon looked like a girl in her twenties, with wheat-gold skin and soft brown hair.

She set a small, plain stone down on the ground between them and pushed it forward. The monster slouched down by the iron bars of Kihrin’s jail cell. 'A virtually un-put-down-able read' - Kirkus Reviews Read moreĭ’Lorus PART I A DIALOG BETWEEN A JAILER AND HER PRISONER ‘A fantastic page-turner with a heady blend of great characters' - John Gwynne, author of A Time of Dread I loved it' - Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians

enthralling and deeply, deeply satisfying. He’s destined to destroy it.Ĭontinue the epic fantasy adventure with The Name of All Things and The Memory of Souls. Then again, maybe Kihrin isn’t the hero, for he’s not destined to save the empire. Those old stories lied about many things too, especially the myth that the hero always wins. And every side – from gods and demons to dragons and mages – want him as their pawn. Kihrin is horrified to learn he’s at the centre of an ancient prophecy. However, escaping his jewelled cage just makes matters worse. But far from living the dream, Kihrin’s at the mercy of his new family’s ruthless ambitions. Kihrin’s plight brings him to the attention of royalty, who claim him as the lost son of their immoral prince. But when he raids the wrong house, he’s marked by a demon and life will never be the same again. He also steals, desperate to buy a way out of Quur’s slums. Īs a bard’s apprentice, Kihrin grew up with tales of legendary deeds. When destiny calls, there's no fighting back. The Ruin of Kings is the first book in Jenn Lyons's extraordinary series, A Chorus of Dragons. In this thunderously good read, prophecy and magic combine in an incredible epic fantasy of imperial politics, gods and demons.

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