#84 in Young adult
King of Scars
- 528
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
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About the book
King of Scars is a fantasy novel by the Israeli–American author Leigh Bardugo published by Imprint in 2019. It is the first in a duology, followed by Rule of Wolves, and a continuation of Bardugo's Grishaverse. The story is primarily told in third person by three point of views: Nikolai Lantsov and Zoya Nazyalensky from the original trilogy in Ravka, and Nina Zenik from Six of Crows in Ketterdam.
Reading order · The Nikolai Duology
Full order & progress →- King of ScarsThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - Rule of Wolves
8.38.3 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 481 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 77% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.9 | 9 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 472 | 98% |
Frequently asked
What age is King of Scars for?
King of Scars sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 528 pages — shorter than 52% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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