The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 2 books · 2015 to 2016 · Set in the Grishaverse

Six of Crows Books in Order

Six of Crows is a heist duology set in Ketterdam, a city of merchants and criminals. Kaz Brekker, a young crime boss, gathers a crew of six outcasts for a job that could make them rich, if it does not kill them first.

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Series facts

Books
2
Published
2015 to 2016
First book
Six of Crows
Latest
Crooked Kingdom (2016)
Setting
Set in the Grishaverse

The reading order

Every Six of Crows book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

2 books · Set in the Grishaverse
  1. 1Six of Crows2015With Kaz Brekker and Inej GhafaKaz Brekker, a young criminal mastermind in Ketterdam, is offered a fortune to break a scientist out of the Ice Court, the most secure fortress in the world, in Fjerda.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Crooked Kingdom2016With Kaz Brekker and Inej GhafaAfter their heist in Fjerda, Kaz Brekker and his crew return to Ketterdam, double-crossed and hunted, and set out to take what they are owed from the most powerful men in the city.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read Six of Crows, then Crooked Kingdom. They follow the Shadow and Bone trilogy in time but can be read first.

Who appears in which book

The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.

Who appears in each Six of Crows book
BookKaz BrekkerInej GhafaJesper FaheyNina ZenikMatthias HelvarWylan Van Eck
1 Six of CrowsLLeadLLeadMMajorMMajorMMajorMMajor
2 Crooked KingdomLLeadLLeadMMajorMMajorMMajorMMajor

Characters in the Six of Crows books

6 characters from Leigh Bardugo’s chart, with the number of Six of Crows books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
Kaz BrekkerCriminal prodigy of the Dregs2Six of Crows 2015
Inej GhafaThe Wraith, Kaz's spy2Six of Crows 2015
Jesper FaheySharpshooter and gambler2Six of Crows 2015
Nina ZenikHeartrender Grisha2Six of Crows 2015
Matthias HelvarFjerdan witch hunter2Six of Crows 2015
Wylan Van EckRunaway merchant's son2Six of Crows 2015

Crossovers with Leigh Bardugo’s other series