SIX OF CROWS: CROOKED KINGDOM (B PB)
Leigh Bardugo's follow-up to Six of Crows picks up with Kaz Brekker and his ragged band of outcasts in a situation that's gone sideways in spectacular fashion. They've pulled off an audacious heist against all odds, only to find themselves betrayed, depleted, and hunted. There's no reward waiting. There's barely a tomorrow. The city of Ketterdam becomes a pressure cooker as dangerous factions converge from across the world, all hungry for the secrets behind jurda parem, a drug with terrifying implications for the Grisha people. Old grudges resurface. New threats materialise. Kaz's tactical brilliance is stretched to its limit, while the bonds holding his crew together fray under the weight of shifting allegiances and personal cost. What makes this novel stick isn't just the plotting (though it's genuinely intricate) or the action (though it's propulsive). It's the characters. Bardugo writes people who are morally complicated in ways that feel earned rather than contrived. You care about them, even when you probably shouldn't. Critics have called the Grishaverse "a world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp" (NPR) and "unlike anything I've ever read" (Veronica Roth). It's praise that holds up. Bardugo builds a fantasy universe with the kind of emotional depth and historical texture that Vanity Fair noted sets it apart from the crowd. Perfect for readers who enjoy George R.R. Martin, Sarah J. Maas, or Laini Taylor, Crooked Kingdom is the satisfying, often brutal conclusion to a duology that rewards patience and punishes expectations. It's the sort of book you finish and then sit with quietly for a moment before reaching for the next one in the series. The wider Grishaverse spans multiple duologies and companion volumes, including the Shadow and Bone trilogy, the King of Scars duology, and several shorter works. A fine place to lose yourself for a good while.
- Author: Leigh Bardugo
- Publisher: Orion Children's Books
- Genre: Action & Adventure
- ISBN: 978-1780622316
- Pages: 560 pages