Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Obsidian Tower | 2020 | Melissa Caruso | Buy |
| 2 | The Quicksilver Court | 2021 | Melissa Caruso | Buy |
| 3 | The Ivory Tomb | 2022 | Melissa Caruso | Buy |
Rooks and Ruin is a fantasy trilogy set in the same world as Melissa Caruso’s Swords and Fire series. It begins with The Obsidian Tower (2020) and follows a new protagonist, Ryx, who has a magical problem: her touch destroys anything it contacts. When an ancient sealed door in her family’s castle is broken open, she has to deal with the fallout.
The trilogy ran through 2022 with The Quicksilver Court and The Ivory Tomb. Like the earlier Swords and Fire books, these novels mix political intrigue with magical danger. The world of Raverra feels richer here, with Caruso expanding on the lore she established in the first trilogy.