Shadow and Bone
Siege and Storm
Ruin and Rising
The Six of Crows Duology
Six of Crows
Crooked Kingdom
The Language of Thorns
King of Scars
About the Author
Leigh Bardugo is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of fantasy short stories and novels, including Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows. She was born in Jerusalem, grew up in California, and graduated from Yale University. These days she lives and writes in Los Angeles.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Epigraphs
Map
Prologue: Early Spring
1. Winter
2. Last Fall
3. Winter
4. Last Fall
5. Winter
6. Last Fall
7. Winter
8. Winter
9. Winter
10. Last Fall
11. Winter
12. Winter
13. Last Fall
14. Winter
15. Winter
17. Winter
18. Last Fall
19. Last Summer
20. Winter
21. Winter
22. Winter
23. Winter
24. Winter
25. Winter
26. Winter
27. Winter
28. Early Spring
29. Early Spring
30. Early Spring
31. Early Spring
32. Spring
The Houses of the Veil
Acknowledgments
Also by Leigh Bardugo
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
NINTH HOUSE. Copyright © 2019 by Leigh Bardugo. Map and endpaper art copyright © 2019 by Leigh Bardugo. All rights reserved. For information, address Flatiron Books, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
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Map by Rhys Davies and WB
Endpaper illustration by Travis DeMello
Cover design by Keith Hayes
Cover illustration © Graphic Compressor/Shutterstock.com
The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.
ISBN 978-1-250-31307-2 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-250-25839-7 (international, sold outside the U.S., subject to rights availability)
ISBN 978-1-250-31308-9 (ebook)
eISBN 9781250313089
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First U.S. Edition: October 2019
First International Edition: October 2019