Ruin

By: John Gwynne

Narrated by: Damian Lynch

Length: 28 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

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RUIN establishes series as 1 of BEST!⭐️!⭐️!⭐️

⭐️Ruin, third book of Faithful and Fallen series, is an INCREDIBLE follow up to the first two books!⭐️

Ruin brings about various turning points for the series, in which separate plotlines converge at last, split again, and join yet to others.
The entire book moved faster than ever to the final conclusion, whatever that may be, but also finally brings to fruition many situations that have been built up throughout last two books. I can’t count how many times I cheered but also and sadly, the times where my heart felt so broken. This author has never spared out attachments & feelings towards any character, no matter how beloved or hated.
I have to say, the author’s skill in creating such unique and intriguing figures is rivaled by only the best fantasy writers out there. Hell, he even has me holding the tiniest bit of hope for Nathair...
I remember when reading game of thrones long ago, and how angry, devastated I was when Ned Stark was killed- those r type feelings you get in this series 😠 ooh, or when Sanaa’s wolf killed!?😡 grrrr the injustice of it all!
RUIN gets 5 starz only because I can’t give it 50😉

Incredible story - Can’t wait to finish the next one

The story continues to deliver! I have to listen to book 4 immediately!
Gwynne does such a great job with his characters and world building. I am hooked!

Great Story

The story is great, fast paced, lots of action and twists, but seriously that ending... I hate you

Corbin’s crew is still at it

The characters are fabulous, the story continues as his crew fights to save the human race. Gwynne’s finest!

Excellent

Man this guy can write a book that sucks you and won’t let go. Can’t wait to start the next one.

Cliff hanger

Excellent story. The characters become like family and you can’t stop listening because you have to see what happens next. Great description.

Great story, but too long

This is book 3 of an epic. The story is very good, with more unexpected turn of events that seem to drag the story on. A three book epic would have been good, as each is very long. Pushing it to a fourth book makes it tiring.

Amazing

A thrilling and fantastic ride from beginning to end. I can't wait to start the last book!

Great Story Inconsistent Performance

In book one I was distracted by the narrator's tonal and emotional match to the content.
He has so much potential, I was hoping maybe book 2 would be better, and it was.
The story was good, and if Damian Lynch performed better for book 2, I would continue the audiobook rather than reading the series myself. I was thankfully impressed and the narration for book two was a huge improvement, which made me look forward to the next one.
For Ruin (book 3) it seemed that Damian Lynch spent half the book in what I will call "book 1 mode" and the other in awesome "book 2 mode".
In for a penny in for a pound they say, so I will finish the series in audiobook. Overall there are plenty of worse narrators out there who make listening to an audiobook impossible, I hope that Mr Lynch continues to improve, and take on other projects in this genre.

Great series..

John Gwyne is a talent. This third installment continues on with excellence of his prior works.