The Ruins of Crestfall
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- Under 100
- First published
- 2020
- Pages
- 268
About this book
K. Vale Nagle writes character-focused fantasy, and The Ruins of Crestfall opens after the major catastrophe rather than building up to it. The city has fallen. The survivors are scattered across what's left, trying to figure out what comes next, what to salvage, and which of their old loyalties still mean anything.
Nagle gives the post-collapse setting room to breathe. The book is patient about character work. Several point-of-view characters get extended attention, and the connections between them only become clear as the story develops.
The magic system is restrained. The politics of who controls the ruins matter more than spells.
For readers who liked the slower, more meditative fantasy of Robin Hobb's Farseer trilogy or Andrea Hairston's work, this is in adjacent territory. Not for readers wanting battles in every chapter. Patience pays off.
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Book facts
- Author
- K. Vale Nagle
- First published
- 2020
- Reading time
- About 5 hours
- Pages
- 268
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Dark Fantasy
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, MOBI, Read online