A Crown of Ruin

A Blood and Ash Special Edition Novella (Blood and Ash)

By: Jennifer L. Armentrout

Narrated by: Stina Nielsen, Tim Campbell, Dane Williams

When everything falls apart, the truth of who they are is revealed.

Poppy has fallen into stasis, her body broken and power spent, carried beyond the mortal realm. While she lies suspended in dreams, Casteel faces a world without her—raw, wrathful, and altered in ways he doesn’t yet understand.

Left to steady a kingdom trembling under the weight of loss, Kieran shoulders what he cannot say aloud, even as the fractures between gods, mortals, and fate widen around him.

In the days that follow, grief becomes a guide, loyalty a burden, and love the only thing holding the realms together.

These are the pieces that fill the silence. The moments of wrath, ruin, resolve, and the spark of what must come next.

A Crown of Ruin reveals the unseen moments of love, loss, and change that happened between The Primal of Blood and Bone and The Throne of Bone and Ash.

©2025 by Jennifer L. Armentrout. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Excellent novella

After the fallout from the Primal of Blood and Bone, I was a whirlwind of emotions. This book was an excellent bridge between Primal and the final book in this series.
This is one of my favorite series, and I am excited to see how everything ends. Armentrout's writing is always enjoyable to read.
The narration was excellent.

I highly recommend this book, especially if you are still reeling from the last book.

Satisfying

Ok Jennifer I forgive you. I still want back 10 hours of my time from Primal of Blood and Bone. But this filled in the emotional/relational gaps that were missing. I am now looking forward to the conclusion.

Can't wait for the final book!

Very interesting and lots of action. So glad this novella was added. Brings so much more to the story

Redemption!!!

This really made the Primal of Blood and Bone ending so much better. So glad this was published when it was.

See what they were really thinking

It was a good short read that helped to keep up with the story. It was enjoyable to hear read what they were thinking at that point in the story. It makes the story more complete and fall for the characters even more.