Daughter of Crows

Rue is a survivor of the brutal Academy of Kindness, where a hundred girls are sold each year and only a few endure a decade of brutal trials. In this first volume of The Academy of Kindness, Mark Lawrence returns with a sweeping epic that blends dark magic, ruthless politics, and blistering vengeance. The Academy’s halls run with blood, and those who survive are tempered into avatars of retribution—the Furies, the kindly ones—answering to an ancient code. Rue has paid a heavy price for her freedom; now a fragile peace is shattered when trouble lands on an old woman’s doorstep. Expect relentless action, inventive worldbuilding, and a haunted heroine whose past collides with a ruthless present in a story that redefines vengeance in fantasy.

Who might be interested in reading?

• Fans of dark fantasy with morally complex heroines.
• Readers who love intricate worldbuilding and high-stakes plots.
• Fans of Mark Lawrence’s Library Trilogy and Broken Empire.
• Readers drawn to vengeance, magic, and mythic beings like the Furies.