# What is the best John Gwynne book?

> Banished Lands doorstoppers, Norse sagas and a brand-new Slavic-flavoured series share one board. Readers who came in through different series tend to crown different books.

*By YPB Team · Published November 8, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-john-gwynne-book*

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1. **Malice**
   John Gwynne's 2012 debut novel and the first book of The Faithful and the Fallen.
2. **Valour**
   Book two of The Faithful and the Fallen, published in 2014 (titled Valor in the US).
3. **Ruin**
   The third book of The Faithful and the Fallen, published in 2015.
4. **Wrath**
   The 2016 fourth and final book of The Faithful and the Fallen.
5. **A Time of Dread**
   The 2018 opening book of Of Blood and Bone, a trilogy set in the Banished Lands of The Faithful and the Fallen.
6. **A Time of Blood**
   Book two of the Of Blood and Bone trilogy, published in 2019.
7. **A Time of Courage**
   The 2020 final book of the Of Blood and Bone trilogy.
8. **The Shadow of the Gods**
   The 2021 first book of The Bloodsworn Saga, a Norse-inspired epic fantasy.
9. **The Hunger of the Gods**
   Book two of The Bloodsworn Saga, published in 2022.
10. **The Fury of the Gods**
   The 2024 closing book of The Bloodsworn Saga.
11. **The Wolves of War**
   Book one of The Wolfheart Chronicles, a fantasy inspired by Slavic mythology, published in 2026.

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