Ruin and Rising series-Upside-Down Magic Despite their significant age gap

Despite their significant age gap (

will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own

Blackmailed into service during World War II

With a knowing wink from Ame Dykeman

Life is far from dull

Ruin and Rising series-Upside-Down Magic Despite their significant age gapThe capital has fallen. The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once great magical army. Hidden away, a weakened Alina must submit to the dubious protection of the Apparat and zealots who worship her as a Saint. Yet her plans lie elsewhere, with the hunt for the elusive firebird and the hope that an outlaw prince still survives. Alina