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King of Scars

King of Scars

Dark FantasyFantasy
Pages
544
Published
2019
Language
English

Synopsis

King Nikolai Lantsov has always been a survivor, but his past is catching up to him. With Ravka's borders threatened and his own dark magic growing, he must journey into the heart of his country's deepest magic to find a cure. Alongside a monk and a Grisha Squaller, Nikolai will confront the darkness within and fight for his kingdom and his soul. But some secrets refuse to stay buried, and some wounds never truly heal.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

DarkAdventurousTenseEmotional
Reluctant HeroQuestSurvival

Genres

Dark Fantasy Fantasy High Fantasy Young Adult YA Fantasy Adventure Paranormal Romance

About the author

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Leigh Bardugo

Leigh Bardugo is an American fantasy author, born in Jerusalem on 6 April 1975 and raised in Southern California. She graduated from Yale University with a degree in English in 1997, and worked in journalism, copywriting, and make-up and special effects before publishing her first novel. Her debut, Shadow and Bone (2012), opened the Grishaverse, which now spans the Shadow and Bone trilogy, the Six of Crows duology, the King of Scars duology, and companion volumes including The Language of Thorn...

Characters

Nikolai LantsovProtagonist
Zoya NazyalenskyProtagonist

General of Ravka's Second Army and a powerful Squaller, and Nikolai's closest ally and confidante as she confronts her own past.

YuriSupporting

A young monk of the Cult of the Starless Saint who joins Nikolai and Zoya's search for ancient magic to cure Nikolai's affliction.

Nina ZenikSupporting

A Ravkan spy and Heartrender working undercover in Fjerda to free persecuted Grisha.

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