Kingdom on Fire 01. A Shadow Bright and Burning
Historical FantasyAcademy FantasyDark Fantasy
Published 2016 Pages 416 ~7h Rating ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 3.97 Audience Young Adult (YA) Heat 🔥 Pacing Mixed Magic Hard
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Darkness Level 3 — Serious
Death, violence and emotional weight are present
Tone
Dark & SeriousAdventurousMysterious
Content Warnings
graphic-violenceabusewarpsychological-trauma
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