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The Nevernight Chronicle

by Jay Kristoff

Narrated by Holter Graham

books
3
pages
1.4k
audio
61.5h
complete
2016–19

Dark/Grimdark Fantasy, Epic/High Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery

Ranked #17 in Complete Grimdark

Is it for you?

Mia Corvere survives the execution of her rebel father and discovers she can shape living shadows. Determined to avenge her family, she enrolls in the Red Church, an elite school for assassins where failure means death.

You'll like it if you enjoy

  • A ruthless, shadow-wielding heroine
  • Deadly assassin school trials
  • Dark humor and sharp wit
  • High-stakes revenge plots

Good to know

  • Graphic violence and gore
  • Explicit sexual content

Tags

  • Anti Hero
  • Female Lead
  • Single Love Interest
  • Grimdark
  • Slow Burn
  • Academy
  • Heavy Worldbuilding
  • Political Intrigue
  • Revenge
  • Tournament Arc
  • Explicit Content
  • Gore

Reading order

  1. Cover for Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle Book 1)

    Book 1: Nevernight

    448 pages20h audio2016

    Nevernight introduces Mia Corvere, sixteen, alone, and desperate to infiltrate the Red Church—the most feared flock of assassins in the Itreyan Republic. To gain entry she must survive tests that have killed generations of would-be killers, all while concealing the shadow-affinity that makes her both extraordinary and hunted.

    Featuring assassin academy trials, Mister Kindly the shadowcat, and a sardonic narrative voice unlike anything else in grimdark fantasy.

  2. Cover for Godsgrave: Book Two of the Nevernight Chronicle

    Book 2: Godsgrave

    427 pages19.5h audio2017

    Godsgrave transforms Mia from Red Church assassin to gladiatii, selling herself into slavery to reach Consul Scaeva at the grand games. The book shifts from school to arena with stunning momentum, deepening Mia's character through new alliances, a female love interest, and a body count that includes some of the first book's most beloved figures.

    Featuring gladiatorial combat, enemies-to-lovers, and plot twists that left readers reeling for months before book three released.

  3. Cover for Darkdawn: Book Three of the Nevernight Chronicle

    Book 3: Darkdawn

    491 pages21.5h audio2019

    Darkdawn brings the chronicle to its devastating conclusion as Mia, hunted by the Red Church and the Luminatii alike, races across the Republic with her lover, her brother, and a resurrected ally toward a truedark that may unmake the world. Every secret about her shadow-power, her origins, and the very nature of her world converges in an ending that shocked and shattered its readers.

    Featuring world-ending stakes, found-family last stands, and a finale as brutal as it is beautiful.

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