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Legacy of Gods

by Rina Kent

The Legacy of Gods series by Rina Kent has 6 known books (6 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with God of Malice (2022). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is God of War.

Books
6 known books (6 novels)
Published
6
First published
2022
Status
completed
Shelved under
Romance
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Start here: God of Malice (2022) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of God of Malice

God of Malice (2022)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. God of Malice

    Novel

    God of Malice opens Rina Kent's Legacy of Gods series, published in July 2022, running 576 pages. It precedes God of Pain in the reading order. The series ran from 2022 to 2024 across 6 books.

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  2. God of Pain

    Novel

    God of Pain is the 2nd entry in Rina Kent's Legacy of Gods series, published in September 2022 at 528 pages. It follows God of Malice and precedes God of Wrath in the reading order.

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  3. God of Wrath

    Novel

    God of Wrath is the 3rd entry in Rina Kent's Legacy of Gods series, published in November 2022 at 592 pages. It sits between God of Pain and God of Ruin in the reading order.

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  4. God of Ruin

    Novel

    God of Ruin is the 4th book in the Legacy of Gods series, written by Rina Kent, published in August 2023 at 528 pages. It sits between God of Wrath and God of Fury in the reading order.

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  5. God of Fury

    Novel

    God of Fury is the 5th book in the Legacy of Gods series, written by Rina Kent, published in December 2023 at 581 pages. In the reading order it comes after God of Ruin and before God of War.

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  6. God of War

    Novel

    God of War is the 6th book in the Legacy of Gods series, written by Rina Kent, published in June 2024 at 592 pages. It follows God of Fury as the final entry in the series.

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About the Legacy of Gods series

Legacy of Gods is Rina Kent's dark college romance saga about the Kingpin brothers and their circle — young men from a criminal empire attending an elite university, each hiding violence, trauma, or a double life behind a designer suit. It's a direct continuation of Kent's earlier Royal Elite series (same extended family, same dark-academia-meets-mafia setting), pushing the stakes and the darkness further: expect dubious-consent and morally grey-to-black heroes, obsessive love, revenge plots, and explicit content throughout. Each book pairs one brother or close ally with a heroine who gets pulled into his world, with the overarching mystery of the family's enemies and secrets threading through all six books.

It's a favourite in the "dark romance" and "why-choose-adjacent obsessive hero" corners of BookTok, frequently recommended alongside Kent's own Legacy of Gods prequel material and other mafia-adjacent college dark romance like Rina Kent's Deviant Kings or Ana Huang's Twisted series.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in Legacy of Gods?

Six: God of Malice, God of Pain, God of Wrath, God of Ruin, God of Fury and God of War.

What order should I read Legacy of Gods in?

Publication order, starting with God of Malice. The overarching mystery and family plot build across all six books, so reading in order matters here more than in a typical standalone-romance series.

Do I need to read Rina Kent's Royal Elite series first?

No, Legacy of Gods can be read as its own entry point, though it's set in the same extended family/universe as Royal Elite and Deviant Kings, and readers who've read those will catch extra references.

Is Legacy of Gods finished?

Yes, it's a complete six-book series as of God of War (June 2024).

How dark is Legacy of Gods?

Very dark — dubious consent, violence, obsessive/possessive heroes, and mafia/crime-family stakes throughout. It's shelved firmly in dark romance, not sweet contemporary.

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