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Crooked Kingdom
Book 2 of Six of Crows
- 584 pages · about 10 hours
- First published 2016
- 24 editions
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1 About this book
Crooked Kingdom, published in 2016, is the second book of Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows duology, a young adult fantasy set in the Grishaverse, in a world loosely inspired by nineteenth-century Europe. It begins days after the first book. Kaz Brekker's crew of young thieves and fighters is set on getting a captive friend back and on bringing down the wealthy merchant Jan Van Eck, in a story told through the viewpoints of several characters.
- Fantasy
- Magic
- Friendship
- Science fiction
- Young Adult
- Revenge
- Brigands and robbers
- Juvenile audience
2 What to expect
The second half of the Six of Crows duology: a fast fantasy heist story told through several characters' eyes. A crew of young criminals chases both revenge and the rescue of one of their own, and the plot is full of schemes, debts and shifting alliances. It is about loyalty and what each member wants from life, and it includes violence and loss. It follows directly from the first book, so start there.
Good for readers who want: young adult fantasy, a heist crew, and a fast, plot-driven read.
3 About Leigh Bardugo
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
4 More by Leigh Bardugo
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