Reading order
Six of Crows reading order
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2- 8.68.6 / 103,856 ratings
- Score
- 2 volumes
- Volumes
- 2015–2016
- Published
- about 20 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Young adult#2
- Genre
Quick answer
Publication order
2 volumes2015–2016Completed
- Two books, one heist, and the second picks up where the first drops you — read them together.
- They stand alone: nothing here needs the Shadow and Bone trilogy, and most readers who start with this duology are glad they did, because the writing is sharper and the six voices carry it.
- What the trilogy adds is the world's rules and one character's history, which land as background rather than as gaps.
- If you want both, the trilogy comes first by publication and by chronology.
Every volume in order
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Frequently asked questions
Which Six of Crows book is the best?
By reader score, Crooked Kingdom (8.8/10). The lowest-rated is Six of Crows (8.6/10).
Which Six of Crows book is the longest?
“Crooked Kingdom” is the longest at 592 pages; the shortest is “Six of Crows” with 512 pages.
What should I read after Six of Crows?
Other series by Leigh Bardugo: Ninth House, The Grisha, The Nikolai Duology.
