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Crooked Kingdom

  • 2016 first published
  • 584 pages
  • β˜… 4.4 (34 ratings)
  • 24 editions

Crooked Kingdom is a 2016 adventure fiction novel by Leigh Bardugo. The story is set in Ketterdam and Fjerda. It features Adem Bajan, Aditi Hilli and Alina Starkov. Readers will find themes of magic, friendship, revenge and brigands and robbers.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.4 out of 5 from 34 ratings, and 605 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 24 editions across 7 languages. It appeared on the New York Times Young Adult E-Book bestseller list in 2016.

At about 584 pages, most readers finish it in 10–11 hours.

About Crooked Kingdom

Preceeded by [Six of Crows](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17332479W/Six_of_Crows) BOOK TWO of the [Six of Crows Duology](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19758128W/Six_of_Crows_Crooked_Kingdom) Crooked Kingdom is a fantasy novel by American author Leigh Bardugo, published by Henry Holt and Co. in 2016. Set in a world loosely inspired by 19th-century Europe, it takes place days after the events of the duology's first book, [Six of Crows](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17332479W/Six_of_Crows). The plot is told from the third-person viewpoints of six characters.
Description from Open Library

Awards & lists

  • ✦Locus Awards 2017 β€” Best Young Adult Book (nominee)
  • πŸ“°New York Times bestseller list β€” Young Adult E-Book, 2016

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

  • Ketterdam
  • Fjerda

Characters

  • Adem Bajan
  • Aditi Hilli
  • Alina Starkov
  • Alys Van Eck
  • Anika
  • Anyam Bastian
  • Beatle
  • Betje
  • Big Bolliger
  • Bo Yul-Bayur

Subjects

  • Young Adult
  • Fantasy
  • Magic
  • Friendship
  • Revenge
  • Brigands and robbers
  • Juvenile audience
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Science fiction
  • Young adult fiction
  • Juvenile works
  • Young adult works
  • Imaginary wars and battles
  • Gangs
  • Betrayal
  • Drugs

Quick answers

Who wrote Crooked Kingdom?

Crooked Kingdom was written by Leigh Bardugo and first published in 2016.

What genre is Crooked Kingdom?

It is usually shelved as Adventure.

How long is Crooked Kingdom?

The median edition has 584 pages, about 10–11 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Crooked Kingdom?

Readers who like it often enjoy Streams of Silver, Secret of the Earth Star and India The Moonstone Fairy.

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