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Six of Crows: The Dregs Edition

Leigh Bardugo
DISCOVER THE CULT HIT THAT BECAME A WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON The Dregs Edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller Six of Crows features new cover art, black stained edges, and updated maps. Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal mastermind Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly job that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone... A convict with a thirst for revenge. A sharpshooter who can’t walk away from a wager. A runaway with a privileged past. A spy known as the Wraith. A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums. A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes. Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz’s crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction—if they don’t kill each other first. “Full-throttle adventure . . . If you’re not careful, it’ll steal all your time.” — The New York Times Book Review “ Six of Crows is a well-turned heist tale. . . [It] has a muscle car’s drive and a cast that hangs with you like they were made of magnets.” — NPR
Henry Holt and Company (BYR) 2025-09-30 496 pages

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017

Leigh Bardugo,Dale Bailey,Helena Bell,Genevieve Valentine,E. Lily Yu,Debbie Urbanski,Nisi Shawl,Alexander Weinstein,Jeremiah Tolbert,Catherynne M. Valente,A. Merc Rustad,Greg Van Eekhout,Peter S. Beagle,Brian Evenson,N. K. Jemisin,Caroline M. Yoachim,Alice Sola Kim,Nick Wolven,Joseph Allen Hill
"This volume showcases the nuanced, playful, ever-expanding definitions of the genre and celebrates its current renaissance." --Washington Post Science fiction and fantasy can encompass so much, from far-future deep-space sagas to quiet contemporary tales to unreal kingdoms and beasts. But what the best of these stories do is the same across the genres--they illuminate the whole gamut of the human experience, interrogating our hopes and our fears. With a diverse selection of stories chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and guest editor Charles Yu, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 continues to explore the ever-expanding and changing world of SFF today, with Yu bringing his unique view--literary, meta, and adventurous--to the series' third edition.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017 345 pages