King of Scars Book 2

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2021 Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Young Adult Fantasy!

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Discover what comes next for the daring rogue Nikolai in the riveting sequel to King of Scars from #1 bestselling author, Leigh Bardugo.

The Demon King. As Fjerda’s massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm--and even the monster within--to win this fight. But a dark threat looms that cannot be defeated by a young king’s gift for the impossible.

The Stormwitch. Zoya Nazyalensky has lost too much to war. She saw her mentor die and her worst enemy resurrected, and she refuses to bury another friend. Now duty demands she embrace her powers to become the weapon her country needs. No matter the cost.

The Queen of Mourning. Deep undercover, Nina Zenik risks discovery and death as she wages war on Fjerda from inside its capital. But her desire for revenge may cost her country its chance at freedom and Nina the chance to heal her grieving heart.

King. General. Spy. Together they must find a way to forge a future in the darkness. Or watch a nation fall.

Read all the books in the Grishaverse!

The Shadow and Bone Trilogy
(previously published as The Grisha Trilogy)
Shadow and Bone
Siege and Storm
Ruin and Rising

The Six of Crows Duology
Six of Crows
Crooked Kingdom

The King of Scars Duology
King of Scars
Rule of Wolves

The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic
The Severed Moon: A Year-Long Journal of Magic
The Lives of Saints
Demon in the Wood Graphic Novel

Praise for the Grishaverse

＂A master of fantasy.＂ --The Huffington Post
＂Utterly, extremely bewitching.＂ --The Guardian
＂This is what fantasy is for.＂ --The New York Times Book Review
＂A world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp.＂ --NPR
＂The darker it gets for the good guys, the better.＂ --Entertainment Weekly
＂Sultry, sweeping and picturesque. . . . Impossible to put down.＂ --USA Today
＂There’s a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo’s original epic fantasy that sets it apart.＂ --Vanity Fair
＂Unlike anything I’ve ever read.＂ --Veronica Roth, bestselling author of Divergent
＂Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an intriguing mystery!＂ --Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series

Leigh Bardugo is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of fantasy novels and the creator of the Grishaverse. With over three million copies sold worldwide, her Grishaverse spans the Shadow and Bone Trilogy, the Six of Crows Duology, The Language of Thorns, and King of Scars--with more to come. Her short stories can be found in multiple anthologies, including The Best of Tor.com and the Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy. Her other works include Wonder Woman: Warbringer and the forthcoming Ninth House. Leigh was born in Jerusalem, grew up in Southern California, and graduated from Yale University. These days she lives and writes in Los Angeles.