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King of Scars

King of Scars Duology, Book 1

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By: Leigh Bardugo
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
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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.

Enter the Grishaverse with this new novel from number-one New York Times best-selling author Leigh Bardugo.

"Deadly clever political intrigue, heart-stopping adventure, memorable characters, and several understated, hinted-at romances (how will we wait?!) come together in one glorious, Slavic-folklore infused package. Bardugo's star continues to rise." (Booklist, starred review)

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"Whether listeners are coming to this universe of demons and saints for the first time or the sixth, [narraotr Lauren] Fortgang is the perfect guide through a fictional countryside full of hard-to-pronounce places in the snowy north of some alternate version of Eastern Europe. The accents range from Russian to Czech to American. Fortgang's linguistic gifts trick listeners into thinking this book has multiple narrators. As the characters unearth their inner darkness and inner light, Fortgang's narration drips with both sorrow and love. The breathtaking ending begs those who are new to the universe to start at the beginning and those who have returned to start again." (AudioFile Magazine)

Featured Article: Mal Oretsev—A Shadow and Bone Character Guide


If you've listened to the Shadow and Bone series by Leigh Bardugo, you should be extremely familiar with Alina Starkov. Less is known about her childhood BFF and potential love interest, Malyen "Mal" Oretsev, a member of the First Army and a gifted tracker. With the release of the Netflix adaptation of the first novel, Shadow and Bone, viewers learned more about Mal than they did in the novels. So who is Mal Oretsev, and how does he fit in the Grishaverse?

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I loved this book so much! I will admit that I have not read Shadow and none. However, Six of Crows is my favorite book series EVER! I was kinda weary about this book, due to me not reading or wanting to read Shadow and none. Yet, I loved this book! It had so much magic, chemistry, plot trusts, and sassy dialogue. Everything I’ve come to love about Bardugo’s writing. I’m so excited for the next book! I read this one so fast!

AMAZING!

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Leigh Bardugo just gets better and better with every book! The Grishaverse is more enthralling every time our view of it expands. This book gave me chills many times, and Lauren Fortgang's performance was perfection!

Can't wait for the sequel!!

Amazing!

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outstanding performance from the voice actor and once again wonderful story from the author. although this was not my favorite of the Grisha series I still loved it. the author puts so much life and character it's impossible to not fall in love. I would highly recommend reading the previous books since this one builds on that and there will be spoilers.


there were couple of parts that were not as fast or "full" but The story considerably picks up at the end. 4.5 stars solid.

beautiful as usual

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The universe she has creative is captivating and just plain entertaining to see what happens next. Good show!

Leigh Bardugo strikes again

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Good for wizard, dragons, and fantasy, readers. Characters okay, story okay a little suspence good and evil warring.

Fantasy

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