--- description: Find out why Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo is on TIME's list of the best fantasy books of all time title: 'Six of Crows' Is on TIME's List of the 100 Best Fantasy Books image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt348ced5efa05e03a/698a132a8fd2eedca3361d81/Six-of-Crows-Leigh-Bardugo-100-best-fantasy-books.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 14, 2020 # Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  In the bustling city of Ketterdam, a magic-infused version of 17th-century Amsterdam, 17-year-old gang leader Kaz “Dirtyhands” Brekker has made a name for himself as a criminal wunderkind who’s willing to do any job—if the price is right. So when Kaz is offered a shot to pull off the heist of a lifetime (rescuing a scientist imprisoned in the neighboring country of Fjerda’s impenetrable Ice Court) in exchange for a tremendous reward, he must choose his crew carefully. Accompanied by acrobat-spy Inej, sharpshooter Jesper, engineer Wylan, magical healer Nina and former Fjerdan soldier Matthias, Kaz sets out on a deadly mission that could change the course of their world forever. In _Six of Crows_, young adult fiction phenom [Leigh Bardugo](https://time.com/5694837/leigh-bardugo-ninth-house-interview/ "undefined") returns to the Grishaverse, the expansive setting of her critically acclaimed _Shadow and Bone_ trilogy, to launch a new duology. The bestseller infuses fantasy storytelling with social commentary on real-world issues like classism, oppression and human trafficking. —_Megan McCluskey_ **Buy Now:** _Six of Crows_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/4973/9781627792127 "undefined") | [Amazon](https://amzn.to/3loPRuQ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-best-fantasy-books/5898504/six-of-crows/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-best-fantasy-books/5898504/six-of-crows/"},"headline":"'Six of Crows' Is on TIME's List of the 100 Best Fantasy Books","datePublished":"2020-10-14T20:49:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:43:11.692Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-best-fantasy-books/5898504/six-of-crows/","keywords":["Books","list"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt348ced5efa05e03a/698a132a8fd2eedca3361d81/Six-of-Crows-Leigh-Bardugo-100-best-fantasy-books.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt348ced5efa05e03a/698a132a8fd2eedca3361d81/Six-of-Crows-Leigh-Bardugo-100-best-fantasy-books.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-best-fantasy-books/5898504/six-of-crows/","name":"'Six of Crows' Is on TIME's List of the 100 Best Fantasy Books"}}]}] ```