The wolves are circling, and a young king will face his greatest challenge in the explosive finale of the instant number-one New York Times best-selling King of Scars Duology.

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.

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Listening Length	17 hours and 44 minutes
Author	Leigh Bardugo
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Alice Wonderland

Too much jumping back and forth between stories and why is transgender a topic?

Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2021

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While I appreciated the previous books, I feel this one was over the top. While it's fine to finish a chapter with a cliffhanger, there were so many of them that when one returned to a particular story, some time passed in remembering why they were looking forward to it in the first place.
Finally, inserting the transgender issue was politically correct for one part of the population, but in my opinion not part of such a series.

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Mignon d.

Where were my wolves???

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2021

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No wolves. No fighting wolves. Just a cameo of wolves in cages. No wolves were used in the making of this book.

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Sandra Gibbons

I was a little bummed :(

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2021

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I must admit that I was awfully wary heading into this book. While King of Scars—for the most part—left me feeling fairly good about the development of Nikolai, Zoya, and Nina (even though Nina's storyline felt VERY disjointed from the rest of the book), I still wasn't quite sold on that other major plot development that took place at the end of KoS.

So, how did it all pan out?

I'm...disappointed. I didn't get the closure I was looking for as I read the final sentence, and in many ways, it felt like LB was leaving the backdoor unlocked to capitalize on future opportunities with writing more in the Grishaverse. I've commented to a couple of people now that I wish these books would have ended with Crooked Kingdom, and I stand by that. I'd rather use my own imagination to play out what happened with our beloved characters. As it stands now, it seems very likely LB intends to cash in on everyone's favorite crew, the Crows, with perhaps more to come there.

I didn't get closure for my favorite character in the whole series, there was a death that happened that didn't feel necessary, the reunion scene that happened in chapter 9 (which I've been anticipating forever) fell flat, and then there were cameos that came into play for the sake of happening. I wanted to love those scenes, but I didn't.

Being a fan of epic fantasy containing elements of political intrigue and uprising, I couldn't get into those things with this particular duology. There were too many themes hit on pretty hard relating to religious fanaticism that I don't wish to read in fiction at the present moment. I read as an escape from the ugliness of current events, and these themes were so intermeshed in the books that I had a difficult time of being swept in—I quickly disengaged. Maybe it was the style of writing with these themes? I honestly don't know, but it didn't work for me.

Furthermore, while I grew to like Zoya in the other books, I felt many of the things that were examined in her backstory here felt disingenuous. It was like LB took this as an opportunity to align Zoya's background with how she is portrayed in the Netflix adaptation. It just felt...forced? I wonder if she drafted this book at the same time she was working on the show script.

I've seen other readers comment how they don't understand why every character in a series has to be matched up with another romantically. My thoughts echo theirs. It's okay to be alone and to be perfectly happy that way.

If she does write more in the Grishaverse, I won't be reading them. It makes me kind of sad seeing as how I consider myself a huge Grisha fan, but I'll likely just stick with the show from here on out.

"We're all monsters now." And I'm the grumpy one it seems.

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The Netflix Transgrishaverse

Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2021

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Good writers are sacrificing wonderful storytelling to appease the woke job and score a bigger payday. I guess it's nothing new. Just disappointing. When I watched the Netflix series I couldn't understand why they would ruin the plot with characters that don't appear in the original trilogy. Jesper's gratuitous sex scene with a random stableboy solved that particular riddle. It's a shame because instead of the depth of character and genuinely wonderful interactions between him and Wylan that we see in book 4 and 5, he just becomes the token intersectional. This does not generate goodwill. This does not make people more welcoming. This drives a wedge where one might not have existed in the first place.

Cut to books 6 and 7 and now we have a full blown bisexual/transgender love affair that couldn't possibly feel more forced. I feel for the folks who have to through these things whether it is real or some kind of dysphoria. I also sincerely hope that some confused teenage girl doesn't read this second rate story and think mutilating her body will lead to happiness.

Live up to your potential Leigh

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TeresaTop Contributor: Fantasy Books

Something for every Grisha fan

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2021

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I probably should have spaced out reading the Six of Crows duology with this duology because it quickly became clear how much I prefer the Six of Crows side of this world. I still enjoyed this a whole lot and I adore Zoya and Nikolai and Nina but I missed the disaster children and all the scheming. I don’t want to be negative because I truly loved every book in the Grishaverse, but there’s something a bit extra special about the Six of Crows books and I believe it goes by the name of Kaz. But regardless of that, this was a nice way to say goodbye to the Grishaverse for the time being and it really does have something for every Grisha fan. I was definitely much more interested in the Zoya and Nikolai POVs and honestly I could have done without all things The Darkling, but as a whole I really liked how it all tied together in the end. Nothing went the way I expected but it all came together so well, even though one thing utterly ripped my heart out and honestly I’m never going to get over it. I also liked the little bit at the end with a hint of another journey to come and I so so hope we get to see it one day. So glad I got caught up on this world and now I really can’t wait to see how it’s adapted for TV. This really is such a vibrant fantasy world and I hope the show does it justice.

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David Jebb

When lockdown's over, I'm booking an airship to Ravka

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 7, 2021

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What can I say? I loved this duology, and I'm so sad I've finished the second book, and I'm going to miss all of its characters. I've fallen in love with Zoya, Nina, Nikolai, Hanne, and I'm a bit bereft of their company now!
I wouldn't advise diving in, but would say you should start with the first book of the first trilogy, Shadow And Bone.
Ravka, Fjerda, and the other nations in this world are very real places to me, something I've only experienced as fully as this with Westeros. There's history, there's depth, there's politics. But it's always driven by character, by the story of individuals, and their plots, heartaches, and triumphs.
The first trilogy lacks a certain depth, I'll admit, but when taken as a whole...?
Go and get lost in the Grishaverse.

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Triumphant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 7, 2021

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This was a unexpectedly emotional ending to the king of scars series a two part story set in the Grishaverse a Russian inspired fantasy world. Redemption and forgiveness were the themes and the story delivered. Long term fans, and it should go without saying this isn’t the place for newbies to start, will find much to
adore character arcs come to completion and a satisfying ending is given even as the future is set up.

Fan favourite characters return even if there is the trade Mark bardugo bitter sweetness going on as not every character meets a happy fate or how not every villain is brought to justice.

I couldn’t help but feel that the story is coming to a Crossroads even as further adventures are set up . Confident, well written and assured this was a fantastic highlight in the Grishaverse the fun and action was there as always but there was perhaps even more heart then normal, so rather then spoil I will just heartily recommend happy reading.

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MM Buyer

Magical, absorbing, tormenting, and compulsive – what more could you ask for!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 15, 2022

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The opening pages sets the scene of a spell binding and captivating story, with Makhi’s mother, who on her death bed and with the power of appointing the next queen, chooses her younger daughter, Princess Ehri, ahead of Makhi; the eldest. With a challenge, from Makhi, that she should rule, the queen replies

“… and yet no lesson has ever taught you kindness. No tutor has ever taught you mercy. You have a heart hungry for fear and I do not know why”

With the mothers’ words falling on deaf ears, Makhi becomes Queen with Ehri living captive in a world with little friends and in fear of a sister who wants her dead. However, the main story is about the inevitable battle between Fjerda and Shu Han, as the story switches between the worlds of a King, a General and a Spy.

The Demon King – Nokolai Lantsov who must fight against Fjerda and the demon inside him.

The Stormwitch – Zoya Nazyalensky – the General who commands the second army and has been building a powerful force behind the king. However, with her mentor dead and her worst enemy resurrected, Zoya must win this final battle as she fights against her heart and the love she cannot have.

The Spy – Nina Zenik and the Queen of mourning, in a separate storyline wages war against Fjerda from inside its capital.

All the threads come together in an epic story packed with political intrigue, fascinating world building, dangerous power struggles and dark magic. With a few romances thrown in for that extra bit of sweetness.

Review and Comments - The Characterisation is superb with the King, a General and a Spy making up the core cast, although there is no shortage of equally likeable and interesting characters. Yet, it was Nikolai’s humour that got me on this one, for instance when someone pointed out that his idea was a bad one. His response made me chuckle. “I have a surplus of bad ideas," said Nikolai. "I have to spend them somewhere.”

Another story set in Grishaverse and another book that highlights what a talent Leigh Bardugo is in this genre. I am really impressed with how Bardugo has tied all her books and mini series' together by some common thread, even though some of the characters and storylines are different.

The Rule of Wolves possesses all the same intrigue, thrill and scheming I get from crime thrillers, but with heaps of imagination that transports you to a different world. A place that provides total escapism in parts, gentle reminders of what is important in life through the dialogue and with the customary message of hope through darker times.

Magical, absorbing, tormenting, and compulsive – what more could you ask for!!!

Amy Hollingsworth.

Full of typos

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 18, 2021

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Of all the names mentioned in thanks at the end of the book whichever one was the proofreader did a rubbish job because the amount of typos in this book is rediculous. I stopped reporting them after a time because there were just too many. I dont know if it is just in the e-book version or even only in the kindle version but I am seriously disappointed with paying £9.99 for this book. None of her other books have been like this and none of the other books cost me this much!
Story is good though as always.

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Randal

King of Scars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2022

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Leigh Bardugo is a buy on sight author for me. Her Grishaverse is complex and multi-stranded with characters crossing over into each others' stories. The Grisha have powers. They are heartrenders, fabrikators, squallers etc. This is the second book to feature King Nikolai Lantsov of Ravka and his general, Zoya Nazyalensky, a Grisha squaller. Each has their own story, but they intertwine. Both have problems, though Nikolai seems to have conquered the demon living inside him to the extent he can let it out and use it as required – though he doesn't want to be seen as the demon king, so he's careful only to use it when the situation is extreme. The second major thread is Nina, the Grisha Ravkan spy in Fjerda, living dangerously in the household of Jarl Brum, leader of the Druskelle – troops whose sole purpose is to root out the Grisha. Brum is desperate for Fjerda to declare full scale war on Ravka, and intends to use the war to depose the Crown Prince and take over. Nina has to spy for Ravka while at the same time protecting herself, and Jarl Brum's daughter who is also, secretly, Grisha. There's an initial threat from the Shu after a planned royal wedding goes wrong. Ravka can't afford to fight wars on two fronts. Wily Nikolai manages to counter that threat but he's not sure how he can beat Fjerda when Ravka is almost bankrupt and Fjerda seems to have unlimited resources. There's a satisfactory ending and right at the end a link to Kaz Brekker (my favourite Bardugo character) who featured in the Six of Crows duology and had a small part to play in this book. It very much looks like there will be another Brekker book which has me (metaphorically) jumping for joy!

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