Six of Crows (#1)

Author(s): Leigh Bardugo

Young Adult

Game of Thrones meets Ocean's Eleven in this brand new fantasy epic from the #1 New York Timesbestselling author of Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm and Ruin and Rising, Leigh Bardugo. As gripping, sweeping and memorable as the Grisha trilogy, Six of Crows will be perfect for fans of George R. R. Martin, Laini Taylor and Kristin Cashore, and will take Leigh's fans back into the world they know and love. Criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams - but he can't pull it off alone. A convict with a thirst for revenge. A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager. A runaway with a privileged past. A spy known as the Wraith. A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums. A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes. Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction - if they don't kill each other first.

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A new fantasy epic set in the world of the Grisha from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of SHADOW AND BONE, SIEGE AND STORM and RUIN AND RISING, Leigh Bardugo.

With all the excitement surrounding the Shadow and Bone Netflix series, and the initial success of the book trilogy the series is based on, Leigh Bardugo has certainly earned her place with fantasy and romance lovers the world over. However, this review is not for Shadow and Bone, as you might have initially suspected. I was not among the millions of people who found Leigh Bardugo through Shadow and Bone, and admittedly, did not feel compelled by what little of it I skimmed through when I eventually gave it a go. Needless to say I was disappointed, as I consider myself a romantasy connoisseur, and felt as though the story had a promising set of ingredients, but lacked flavour in the final product. So far I’m sure this review is coming across as quite negative, and here’s where I’d like to turn this ship around. It’s important to understand that even if you’ve been put off by a writer in the past, you should check in with their newer work now and then, as it’s very possible their early pieces do not reflect all that they have to offer as a storyteller. This has been my experience with Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows. I was charmed by the characters and their schemes from the first chapter, and never lost interest through both books in the duology. YA fiction certainly has its share of snobbish detractors, myself included now and then. But if you're going to pick up something from that section of our store, let it be Six of Crows, as you'll be hard-pressed to find a better ambassador for its genre, or for Leigh Bardugo as a writer.
-Randi

Leigh Bardugo was born in Jerusalem, raised in Los Angeles and graduated from Yale University. She has written for 20th Century Fox and the L.A. WEEKLY, and SHADOW AND BONE was her first novel. SHADOW AND BONE and its two sequels, SIEGE AND STORM and RUIN AND RISING, have made Leigh one of the most acclaimed authors of YA working today. Find her website at http://www.leighbardugo.com/ and follow her on Twitter @lbardugo

General Fields

  • : 9781780622279
  • : Hachette Children's Group
  • : 0.288
  • : June 2015
  • : 216mm X 135mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : October 2015
  • : November 2016
  • : books

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  • : Leigh Bardugo
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : 813.6
  • : 288