Epic fantasy from the No. 1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the Shadow & Bone trilogy and international Netflix sensation. Discover what comes next for the daring rogue Nikolai in the start of the captivating King of Scars duology.
Face your demons . . . or feed them.
Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country’s bloody civil war – and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, the young king must find a way to refill Ravka’s coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army.
Yet with every day a dark magic within him grows stronger, threatening to destroy all he has built. With the help of a young monk and a legendary Grisha Squaller, Nikolai will journey to the places in Ravka where the deepest magic survives to vanquish the terrible legacy inside him. He will risk everything to save his country and himself. But some secrets aren’t meant to stay buried–and some wounds aren’t meant to heal.
Read all the books in the Grishaverse!The Shadow and Bone TrilogyShadow and BoneSiege and StormRuin and RisingThe Six of Crows DuologySix of CrowsCrooked KingdomThe King of Scars DuologyKing of ScarsRule of WolvesDemon in the Wood (a Darkling prequel story)The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous MagicThe Lives of SaintsPraise for the GrishaverseA master of fantasy.
-The Huffington PostUtterly, extremely bewitching.
– GuardianThe best magic universe since Harry Potter.
-BustleThis is what fantasy is for.
-The New York Times Book Review[A] world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp.
-NPRThe darker it gets for the good guys, the better.
-Entertainment WeeklySultry, sweeping and picturesque. . . . Impossible to put down.
-USA TodayThere’s a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo’s original epic fantasy that sets it apart.
-Vanity FairUnlike anything I’ve ever read.
-Veronica Roth, bestselling author of DivergentBardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an intriguing mystery! -Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series