Historical FictionYoung Adult
Bones of Ruin Trilogy Paperback Collected Set
2025·1472 pages
An immortal African tightrope walker enters a grisly Victorian London tournament to uncover her past as apocalypse nears.
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An immortal African tightrope walker enters a grisly Victorian London tournament to uncover her past as apocalypse nears.
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Penny Dreadful meets The Gilded Wolves in this captivating young adult fantasy trilogy set in alternate 1880s London following an immortal African tightrope walker with a destructive destiny—all three books now together in a shrink-wrapped set! As an African tightrope dancer in Victorian London, Iris is used to being strange. She is certainly an unusual sight for leering British audiences always eager for the spectacle of colonial curiosity. But Iris also has a secret that even “strange” doesn’t...
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Central attraction to Adam; kissing and sensual tension, not explicit
Violence & gore
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Grisly tournament combat, deaths, and body horror tied to immortality
Profanity
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Mild occasional strong language consistent with dark YA tone
Substance use
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Period social drinking in Victorian London settings
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Recurring queer side characters and relationships across the trilogy
Religious content
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Apocalyptic fate themes; limited overt faith or ritual practice
Magic & witchcraft
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Immortality and fantastical abilities central to premise and fights
Occult / demonology
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Gothic occult-adjacent atmosphere around the secret committee
Political content
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Colonialism, racial spectacle, and who is chosen to survive
Self-harm / suicide
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Trauma around unwanted immortality and destructive destiny
Abuse & suffering
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Colonial exploitation; Iris displayed as racialized spectacle
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