The Ninth Rain (The Winnowing Flame Trilogy 1): British Fantasy Award Winner 2018

Name: The Ninth Rain (The Winnowing Flame Trilogy 1): British Fantasy Award Winner 2018
Price: 5.99 USD
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Rating: 4.4 (2939 reviews)
Author: Jen Williams

by Jen Williams

Historical Fiction Fantasy

4.4 (2,939)

4.4 stars from 2,939 reviews. Top 71% of Historical Fiction books we track.

485 pages~8.1 hr readPublished by Hachette UKPublished 2017-02-23

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Perfect for you if...

You love intricate world-building with genuine mystery, where the true threat emerges slowly and feels genuinely consequential.
You want character-driven epic fantasy where banter and genuine connection matter as much as swords and sorcery.
You're after a trilogy that respects your intelligence. This won the British Fantasy Award for a reason.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer tight, fast-paced plots over atmospheric world-building and character development.
You want your fantasy simple and straightforward. Williams layers her mysteries deliberately, rewarding rereads.
You're looking for a standalone. This is book one of three, and it ends with serious threads still unresolved.

About this book

The first book in the Winnowing Flame trilogy, The Ninth Rain won the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel. The great city of Ebora, once prosperous, is now overrun by wolves. Tormalin the Oathless, unwilling to watch his ancestral realm collapse, accepts employment from the eccentric explorer Lady Vincenza 'Vintage' de Grazon. Joined by a fugitive witch prone to setting things ablaze, the group pursues monsters and retrieves ancient artifacts. Their mission becomes entangled in a conspiracy of magic and war as forces work to prevent the Eboran empire's fall. The Jure'lia are approaching, and the Ninth Rain must fall. The novel combines adventure, world-building, and character-driven storytelling across an epic fantasy landscape.

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Currently 4.4★ from 2,939 reviews

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