Leigh Bardugo
- Ruin and Rising
Once more," he said. "Speak my name once more." He was ancient, I knew that. But in this moment he was just a boy - brilliant, blessed with too much power, burdened by eternity. "Aleksander.
Leigh Bardugo
- Siege and Storm
So many men had tried to make her a queen. Now she understood that she was meant for something more. The Darkling had told her he was destined to rule. He had claimed his throne, and a part of her too. He was welcome to it. For the living and the dead, she would make herself a reckoning. She would rise.
Leigh Bardugo
- Shadow and Bone
The first time I'd entered the Fold, I'd feared the darkness and my own death. Now, darkness was nothing to me, and I knew that soon death would seem like a gift. I'd always known I would have to return to the Unsea, but as I looked back, I realized that some part of me had anticipated it.