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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)
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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)
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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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- 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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- 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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- laura
- 29-09-24
I've seen all in my mind
superb story perhaps a bit over stretched. but narration is brilliant. I would totally recommend.
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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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- 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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- NeilRC94
- 07-07-21
Really good Listen
what more can I say other than this has been a great listen. I am now fully captivated by the universe that Leigh Bardugo has created. I will definitely be following this story to the end and highly recommend that others do the same. Lauren Fortgang has done an amazing job narrating this and that always helps with the overall immersion
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- Paul monks
- 12-02-21
Another belter by Leigh
kept me entertained on walks with the dog.
just wish the next book was out now so i could carry on.
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- potter22
- 27-04-21
Read this series
loved it, another fabulous follow on from the shadow and bone series. narrator is ok.
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