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King of Scars

Ninth House

Six of Crows

Crooked Kingdom

The Language of Thorns

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Ninth House

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'Ninth House' Keeps Watch Over Bloody Mysteries

October 6, 2019 • Leigh Bardugo's new stand-alone thriller is set at a dark, twisty alternate version of Yale, where the famed secret societies practice world-manipulating magic — with sometimes deadly results.

King of Scars

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'King Of Scars' Muses On The Monstrous

February 1, 2019 • Leigh Bardugo's latest returns readers to her Grishaverse, a few years after a grand magical battle left young King Nikolai of Ravka with a demonic problem he's now struggling to keep secret.

The Language of Thorns

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'The Language Of Thorns' Will Ensnare You With Dark Magic

October 1, 2017 • Leigh Bardugo's new The Language of Thorns is a collection of fairy tales set in the world of her Grishaverse books — a world of dangerous magic where happy endings may just involve minimal murder.

Crooked Kingdom

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Lose Yourself In The Twisting, Turning Alleys Of 'Crooked Kingdom'

September 25, 2016 • Leigh Bardugo's followup to her steampunky heist tale Six of Crows follows teenage criminal mastermind Kaz and his ragged crew as they take revenge for a betrayal and deal with a dangerous drug.

Six of Crows

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'Six Of Crows' Is A Well-Turned Heist Tale

October 1, 2015 • Leigh Bardugo's latest invites comparison to Ocean's 11, one of the best heist stories ever told. Critic Jason Sheehan says the teenage crows seem too mature, but praises the immersive world-building.