Now her hopes lie with the magic of a long-vanished ancient creature. The Darkling rules from his shadow throne while a weakened Alina Starkov recovers from their battle under the dubious protection of the zealots who worship her as a Saint. She is the Sun Summoner - hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Shadow Fold. Alina Starkov's power has grown, but not without a price. Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she may not survive her first trek across the Shadow Fold - a swath of unnatural darkness crawling with monsters.

But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives. Kaz Brekker and his crew of deadly outcasts have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction. A dropout and the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved crime, Alex was hoping for a fresh start.Ĭriminal prodigy Kaz Brekker is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams - but he can't pull it off alone. Galaxy 'Alex' Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale's freshman class. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, the young king must find a way to refill Ravka's coffers.

No one knows what he endured in his country's bloody civil war - and he intends to keep it that way. Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible.

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