![]() ![]() The ragtag Crows crew became so popular among Grishaverse fans they were even incorporated into the first season of Netflix’s critically acclaimed Shadow and Bone TV series, which takes place before the events of the Six of Crows books begin. ![]() With a diverse collection of complex and nuanced narrators, Bardugo delves into the gray area between heroes and villains that’s often left unexplored in young-adult fantasy stories. ![]() Naturally, a near-impossible mission arises, leading Kaz to team up with acrobat-spy Inej, sharpshooter Jesper, engineer Wylan, Grisha healer Nina and former Grisha-hunter Matthias in the hopes of earning a life-changing fortune. The story opens in the notorious slums of Ketterdam, where 17-year-old Kaz “Dirtyhands” Brekker has risen through the ranks of the city’s corrupt underworld to gain a reputation as a criminal prodigy willing to do any job. When the parley goes south and Big Bolliger is revealed as a traitor to the Dregs, Jesper is angry with Kaz for keeping this information secret, but Kaz soothes him with the bribe of a line of credit at the Crow Club. ![]() The result was Six of Crows, the 2015 debut installment of a duology that’s part heist thriller, part fantasy epic, part revenge saga and part bittersweet teen romance. Six of Crows Jesper is one of Kazs seconds for the parley with Geels between the Dregs and the Black Tips at the Exchange. After bringing to life the elite magical soldiers known as Grisha in her best-selling Shadow and Bone trilogy, Leigh Bardugo upped the ante in her much-beloved Grishaverse novels by introducing a whole new cast of characters. ![]()
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