This is notable because besides the interior maps and art that Kevin Wada has produced, both released in 20 at San Diego Comic Con, there is no canon art or visuals associated with SoC, but many fans see Wada's work as the official representation of the characters. In 2018 both books in the duology made it to the top of the list - the only series to be listed by individual book rather than as a series, making Leigh Bardugo the only author listed twice.įanart and fanedits are incredibly popular, and for a while it there seems to have been more active artist community than author community.

Six of Crows has been featured on Fandometrics multiple times, and was on the 2018, 2017, and 2016 Top Books lists. Fanart and fanedits are incredibly popular, and there seems to be a more active artist community than author community. There are many communities that post daily, host fanevents, and are extremely active. Possibly because of Leigh Bardugo's own activity on her Tumblr, the Six of Crows fandom thrives on the site. These canon ships focus most of the fandom's attention. While Inej Ghafa and Kaz Brekker have their romantic subplot, Jesper Fahey and Wylan van Eck have a more overt romantic plot, both of which are further explored in Crooked Kingdom. Much of the obvious tension centers around Matthias Helvar and Nina Zenik. There are three ships that have been canonized in the text. Most notable are Ketterdam, a fantastic Netherlands and the original setting of Six of Crows Ravka, a fantasized Russia Fjerda, derivative of northern countries of Sweden, Norway, and Finland and Shu Han, an amalgam of a couple continental Asian cultures, but heavily inspired by China. The author, Leigh Bardugo, defines Shadow and Bone genre as Tsarpunk - a fantasy with inspiration from early 19th century Russia. The series is notable for its intense worldbuilding, magic system and magic users, explicit queer representation, descriptions of characters dealing with trauma, and plot twists. 'Six of Crows Duology' contains classic elements of the Steampunk genre, and is a straightforward Heist fiction. They were also given a sub-plot in the first season of the Netflix show Shadow & Bone, which is set pre-Six of Crows book. The characters make an appearance in the King of Scars Duology. It is chronologically descendent from the Grisha Trilogy, and takes place in the same universe. It is a Speculative Fiction/Fantasy novel, as well as a young adult novel, and is set in the Grishaverse. The Six of Crows Duology consists of two books, Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom, which center around a six-person gang hired to infiltrate a prison and retrieve a valuable political prisoner from a rival country.

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