Description

In a world where the Academy of Kindness trains girls to become instruments of retribution, Rue survives a decade-long nightmare and emerges as one of the Furies—“kindly ones” whose mercy is measured in punishment. Now, after years of hard-won peace, an old woman’s life is shattered when war arrives at her doorstep, forcing her to confront the buried truths of what she endured and what she was made to do. As Rue is pulled back into the Wound Garden’s secrets and the Bone Garden’s necrotic mysteries, she must decide whether vengeance can be redirected—or whether it will consume her entirely. Mark Lawrence’s sharp, propulsive storytelling and morally charged edge bring a darkly mythic tale of survival, identity, and the cost of justice.

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paperback

Penguin Group

Published Mar 24, 2026

417 pages

ISBN: 9780593818947

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Details

First Published

2026

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for Daughter of Crows by Mark Lawrence.

Violence
Abuse
Death/Grief
War/Trauma