The Firebird by Runyx, Enigma, Arkana, Drakonara Trilogy + More Runyx Book Updates (2025)

From anticipately waiting for a book and not getting any for 3 years to finally seeing the release of The Syndicater, announcements of The Firebird by Runyx and Enigma, I think 2025 is a good start for the runyx book lovers. Runyx recently announced she will be publishing The Firebird along with enigma which she also announced a few months ago.

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So here is an updated version of all the books runyx will be releasing in 2025 and the next few years with details and frequently asked questions

The Firebird by Runyx

Enigma release date – no release date, it will be a surprise release from the author.

Goodreads : 5.00 stars, 1 ratings, 3 reviews

Format : Will be avaiable in Kindle and Hardcover

Expected publication : April 29, 2025 by Bramble

Genres : Romance, Fantasy, Dark, Gothic, Paranormal, Mystery, New Adult, College, Adult Fiction

Tropes : Enemies to Lovers, Forbidden Love, Redemption Arc, Botanist x Assassin, Mystery

Characters : Ember Oleander and Vulcan

The Firebird was announced on January 1st 2025 as a new year post.It was known as the Fire Standalone and Runyx has been teasing about this book since last year. She wrote it back in 2016.
“I wrote this back in 2016, just to the essence of this story and this song on repeat.”

It’s going to be about Ember and Vulcan, an unlikely lovers who were never supposed to meet, forever intertwined, in the warmth when everything is cold, of salvation when all is lost, two souls finding each other. Ember, the normal plant lover girl with a weakness for chocolate, witnesses a strange man in the alley stabbing the victim with a dagger.

This man, Vulcan, is a merciless, excellent shooter, and the boy was trained to be a killer. He comes from one completely different background and she is from another and yet he ends up having a life with her. It is a meeting which was full of surprise and had life threatening consequences for both the people involved. They are two extremely distinct individuals, who wind up in a situation like this and once they look into each other’s eyes, there is no escape.

Enigma by Runyx

Enigma release date – 25 April, 2025.

Goodreads : 5.00 stars, 3 ratings, 47 reviews

Format : 399 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication : April 29, 2025 by Bramble

Genres : Romance, Fantasy, Dark, Gothic, Paranormal, Mystery, New Adult, College, Adult Fiction

Tropes : Dark Academia, Academic Rivals to lovers, Murder Mystery, Suspense, Secret Society.

Characters : Salem Salazar and Cazimir van der

Enigma by Runyx is a dark academia romance novel with dark elements which is the main theme of Runyx books. It’s about Salem Salazar and Cazimir van der who are students of Mortimer University. Salem is obsessed with forensics and Cazimir with Arts. They are academic rivals and probably part of the secret society or solve mysteries together.

Runyx first shared about this book in her newsletter, “BOOKS, TRAVEL & AN ESSAY!” on 28 May, 2024. She only revealed it’s a dark academia romance, set in a completely different world. If you read Gothikana and reading the dark academia part made you think if it’s set in the same universe, well me too. But don’t worry the Arkana is set in the same universe, find more updated details down below.

After the newsletter, she shared more on her instagram stories and teasers and finally on June 20,2024 everything about the book was announced. Blurb, release date, pinterest board etc.
So here’s everything I managed to gather :

• The main theme of the book will be dark academia romance with suspense and secrets.
• Salem thinks Caz is the murderer but they end up working together.
• The forensics and arts theme will be heavily highlighted in the book and poison will also play a huge part.
• This book will not have any connection to Gothikana.

The Dark Verse Novella by Runyx

release date – 25 April, 2025.

Goodreads : TBA

Format : Kindle and Hardcover

Expected publication : TBA

Genres : Romance, Fantasy, Dark, Gothic, Paranormal, Mystery, New Adult, College, Adult Fiction

Tropes : Bonus Scenes, Four couples. Six books. One saga, 6th and final book in the series, Dark World, Found Family

Characters : Salem Salazar and Cazimir van der

The syndicate was finally published on 15 november,2024. After almost 2 years of waiting, fans finally got to read the 6th and final book in the series. While it’s the end readers are wondering if we’ll ever get anything from the universe and insert more ques. Runyx has shared she has no plan on giving any more books from the universe but she will be releasing a novella soon.

“I do have good news though. After the series is finished, I will be working on two Dark Verse related companion projects. One, I’ll share today. The second can wait a bit longer.

The first project is compiling all the extra scenes for the series together in one beast. I already have over twenty bonus scenes, and I’ll possibly add more as I edit the final book and get closure.”

Arkana by Runyx

release date – 25 April, 2025.

Goodreads : 5.00 stars, 3 ratings, 47 reviews

Format : 399 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication : April 29, 2025 by Bramble

Genres : Romance, Fantasy, Dark, Gothic, Paranormal, Mystery, New Adult, College, Adult Fiction

Tropes : Dark Academia, Academic Rivals to lovers, Murder Mystery, Suspense, Secret Society.

Characters : Salem Salazar and Cazimir van der

Arkana is a prequel book of gothikna. But since it’s not out yet you can read it after Gothikana by Runyx. It’s a gothic dark acadmedia book set in the same universe as Gothikana,in 1872 at the University of Verenmore. It will be about Lenore Emmeranne and Draven Constantine. This book will explore the themes of gloomy, grotesque and gothic with a good twist of Runyx special dark academia with more darker elements.

This book was originally supposed to be out in September and then October 2022. but for some personal reasons she had to push it back and eventually removed the date. So there is no exact date for now. But in a recent newsletter she shared “I’ve commissioned some gorgeous artwork for this book, both safe and spicy, and I can’t wait to share it! So I can say with certainty that Arkana will come out very, very soon.” – BOOKS, TRAVEL & AN ESSAY!, May 28, 2024

Drakonara Trilogy by Runyx

release date – 25 April, 2025.

Goodreads : 5.00 stars, 3 ratings, 47 reviews

Format : 399 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication : April 29, 2025 by Bramble

Genres : Romance, Fantasy, Dark, Gothic, Paranormal, Mystery, New Adult, College, Adult Fiction

Tropes : Dark Academia, Academic Rivals to lovers, Murder Mystery, Suspense, Secret Society.

Characters : Salem Salazar and Cazimir van der

Here is a list of more upcoming Runyx Books + Informations :

(Ranked based on the writing statuius on her website and highlights)

• Kinetik by Runyx (100%)
• Snow Standalone (95%)
• Jungle Standalone (90%)
• Sea Standalone (70%)
• Paranormal Duet (35%)
• Summer Standalone

Information Runyx shared on the instagram (saved in highlights)

Frequently Asked Questions about Runyx Books