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King of Scars
- King of Scars Duology, Book 1
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
- Length: 16 hrs and 13 mins
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Summary
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)
Critic reviews
"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)
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- sam
- 24-02-19
Great!
This was a great story! Much better than the Grisha trilogy! Zoya and Nikolai we're great characters to read about. Lauren Fortgang did an amazing job once again!
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- Hamze Allaham
- 09-11-23
Great story!
i loved the first book of a duology, the king has always been a intriguing character and it's cool to follow his story and the story of ravka unfold
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- Benjamin Newton
- 15-07-22
Where's the next one?
A slow burn in places early on, but the three story arcs from the middle onward had me completely gripped. Looking forward to the next one.
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- random tangents
- 27-06-19
Back to the Grishaverse in all its glory!
I loved every minute of the story and the performance. It was hard to turn the book off when I needed to. It is every bit as good -if not better- than the other Grishaverse books and on a par with my favourites - the Six of Crows Trilogy.
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- Freda Lowe
- 05-03-24
Turned out to be so much better than I anticipated.
Narrator was excellent. Easy to tell the different characters. Pace & tone all very good.
Took a little time to get into the “world” & so the characters grew on you gradually.
Although I am a wee bit disappointed the chemistry between a couple characters didnt play out as I hoped.
Maybe they will figure it out in the next book. (I do hope there is a next book)… :)
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- Poppey
- 05-03-20
No Way to Turn
The civil war is over, but Ravka still suffers from many threats. Worse, King Nikolai has a darkling growing within him.
Nina has taken Matthias back to Fjerda to be buried. Also her mission will be to find and recruit Grisha; but nothing is easy for Nina and her mission just gets a whole lot more dangerous.
Just when you thought you had heard the last of Jarl Brum ... never say never.
Loved this book, especially since the narration was much improved after the 6 of Crows Duology.
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- Annette
- 02-02-22
A bit rushed, but good
I feel like it could easily have been told across 3 books instead of 2, this one was slow to start and then ended in a rush the last hour. but I still enjoyed it
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- Anonymous User
- 25-08-22
Not as good as the previous books
Story 3,5 star
Some chapters were too slow paced for my taste, while others were really well written.
Even though the other books in this series sre better, I will still recommend this book
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- Sunny
- 09-08-23
Great narrator
I enjoyed this book Even more then the shadow and bone series. And i think the narrator does a great job at reading it
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- Fooflea
- 12-02-21
Brilliant
Fantastic characters - incredible strength and intelligence both male and female - can’t help but fall in love with. Witty and thoroughly captivating - excited to find out what happens next.
Grisha world is so well designed books fall beautifully together - you don’t need to but very satisfying to know characters when you read this after reading six of crows duology. (And the shadow and bone trilogy before that!)
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