#38 in Young adult
Rule of Wolves
- 640
- Pages
- about 12 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Rule of Wolves” is a crowded, war-driven finale that depends on affection for characters built up across the whole Grishaverse. Told through five viewpoints, from Nikolai and Zoya to the Darkling, it gives long-time readers plenty of time with a cast they love, though some come away less than thrilled by the ending. At well over six hundred pages, it is no place to begin; read “King of Scars” first.
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About the book
Rule of Wolves is a fantasy novel written by American author Leigh Bardugo, published by Imprint in 2021. It is the seventh overall novel in Bardugo's Grishaverse and the final novel in the King of Scars duology. The story takes place several weeks after the end of King of Scars and follows the third-person perspectives of Nikolai Lantsov, Zoya Nazyalensky, Nina Zenik, Mayu Kir-Kaat, and the Darkling.
Reading order · The Nikolai Duology
Full order & progress →- King of ScarsStart here
8.18.1 / 10 - Rule of WolvesThis book
8.38.3 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.4 across 371 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 72% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 8.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 14 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 8.4 | 357 | 96% |
Frequently asked
What age is Rule of Wolves for?
Rule of Wolves 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 640 pages — longer than 65% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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