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Jesper Fahey's father

Cornelis Smeet
[kor-
nel
-uhs smeet]

Jan Van Eck's lawyer and property manager

Danil Markov
[
da
-nuhl
mahr
-kovf]

Grisha Inferni indentured at the Anvil

Darkling
[
dahr
-kling]

Grisha Etherealnik and title held by former leaders of the Second Army; real name unknown

David Kostyk
[
day
-vid
kah
-stik]

Grisha Fabrikator (Durast); member of the Ravkan Triumvirate

Dirix
[
deer
-iks] (deceased)

Member of the Dregs

Doughty
[
dow
-tee]

Member of the Dime Lions

Dunyasha Lazareva
[duhn-
yah
-shuh
lahts
-uh-
ray
-vuh]

A mercenary; also known as the White Blade of Ahmrat Jen

Eamon
[
ay
-muhn]

Dime Lions lieutenant

Elzinger
[
el
-zing-ur]

Member of the Black Tips

Emil Retvenko
[eh-
meel
red-
veng
-koh]

Grisha Squaller indentured to Councilman Hoede's estate

Eroll Aerts
[
air
-uhl airts]

Member of the Dime Lions

Filip
[
fil
-uhp] (deceased)

Member of the Dime Lions

Geels
[geelz]

Black Tips lieutenant

Genya Safin
[
jen
-yuh
saf
-in]

Grisha Tailor; member of the Ravkan Triumvirate

Gerrigan
[
gair
-uh-
ghin
]

Member of the Dime Lions

Gorka
[
gor
-kuh]

Member of the Dregs

Hanna Smeet
[
ha
-nuh smeet]

Daughter of Cornelis Smeet

Heleen Van Houden
[huh-
leen
van
hou
-tuhn]

Owner and chief procurer of the Menagerie (the House of Exotics); also known as the Peacock

Hoede
[hohd] (deceased)

Member of the Kerch Merchant Council

Inej Ghafa
[in-
ezh
guh-
fah
]

Member of the Dregs; spider and secret-gatherer; also known as the Wraith

Jan Van Eck
[yahn van ek]

Shipping magnate and prominent merchant; member of the Kerch Merchant Council; Wylan Van Eck's father

Jarl Brum
[yarl broom]

Commander of the Fjerdan
drüskelle

Jellen Radmakker
[
yel
-uhn
rahd
-mah-kur]

Prominent merchant

Jesper Fahey
[
jes
-pur
fay
-hee]

Member of the Dregs; sharpshooter

Jordan Rietveld
[
jor
-duhn
reet
-veld] (deceased)

Kaz Brekker's older brother

Karl Dryden
[karl
drye
-duhn]

Most junior member of the Kerch Merchant Council

Kaz Brekker
[kaz
brek
-ur]

Dregs lieutenant; also known as Dirtyhands

Keeg
[keeg]

Member of the Dregs

Kuwei Yul-Bo
[koo-
way
yool
-
boh
]

Grisha Inferni and Shu defector; son of Bo Yul-Bayur

Marya Hendriks
[
mahr
-ee-
yuh
hen
-driks] (deceased)

Jan Van Eck's first wife; Wylan Van Eck's mother

Matthias Helvar
[muh-
tye
-uhs
hel
-vahr]

Disgraced Fjerdan
drüskelle

Miggson
[
mig
-suhn]

An employee of Jan Van Eck

Milo
[
mye
-loh]

Member of the Dregs

Muzzen
[
muh
-zuhn]

Member of the Dregs

Naten Boreg
[
nay
-tuhn
bor
-eg]

Member of the Kerch Merchant Council

Nikolai Lantsov
[
ni
-koh-lye
lan
-tsovf]

King of Ravka

Nina Zenik
[
nee
-nuh
zen
-uhk]

Member of the Dregs; Grisha Heartrender

Onkle Felix
[
uhng
-kuhl
fee
-liks]

Chief procurer of the House of the White Rose

Oomen
[
oo
-muhn] (deceased)

Member of the Black Tips

Pekka Rollins
[
pek
-uh
rah
-luhnz]

Dime Lions general

Per Haskell
[pair
has
-kuhl]

Dregs general

Pim
[pim]

Member of the Dregs

Prior
[
prye
-ur]

An employee of Jan Van Eck

Raske
[rask]

Freelance demolitions expert

Red Felix
[red
fee
-liks]

Member of the Dregs

Roeder
[
roh
-dur]

Member of the Dregs

Rotty
[
rah
-tee]

Member of the Dregs

Seeger
[
see
-gur]

Member of the Dregs

Shay
[shay]

Member of the Dime Lions

Specht
[spekt]

Member of the Dregs; forger and former naval officer

Sturmhond
[
sturm
-
hahnd
]

Privateer and emissary of the Ravkan government

Swann
[swahn]

Member of the Dregs

Tamar Kir-Bataar
[
tay
-mahr
keer
-buh-
tahr
]

Grisha Heartrender; captain of King Nikolai's personal guard

Varian
[
vair
-ee-yuhn]

Member of the Dregs

Wylan Van Eck
[
wye
-luhn van ek]

Son of Jan Van Eck

Zoya Nazyalensky
[
zoi
-yuh
nahz
-yuh-
len
-skee]

Grisha Squaller; member of the Ravkan Triumvirate

 

A
CKNOWLEDGMENTS

Joanna Volpe a.k.a. the Wolf a.k.a. the funniest, toughest, smartest, most patient agent around—thank you for being my dear friend and ferocious advocate. And to everyone at Team New Leaf—especially Jackie, Jaida, Mike, Kathleen, Mia, Chris, Hilary, Danielle, and Pouya “All Star” Shahbazian—thank you for being an agency, a family, and an army. I love you guys.

Holly Black and Sarah Rees Brennan helped me find the heart of this story when all I could see were its bones. Robin Wasserman, Sarah Mesle, Daniel José Older, and the brilliant Morgan Fahey provided invaluable editorial feedback. Rachael, Robyn, and Flash spent many hours in my living room and garden keeping me company. Amie Kaufman and Marie Lu are hilarious, beautiful warrior angels who put up with a lot of ridiculous e-mails from me. Rainbow Rowell is a Gryffindor, but I guess we're cool. Anne Grasser managed my schedule and my kooky requests with ease and patience. Nina Douglas championed my books in the UK and kept me laughing on the road. Noa Wheeler, thank you for staying in Ketterdam a little while longer and seeing me (and our misfit crew) through this adventure.

As always, I owe a blood debt to Kayte Ghaffar, my right-hand man, my genius on call, who has lent so much time and creativity to me and these books.

Many thanks to my Macmillan family: Jon, Laura, Jean, Lauren, Angus, Liz, Holly, Caitlin, Kallam, Kathryn, Lucy, Katie, April, Mariel, KB, Eileen, Tom, Melinda, Rich (who somehow managed to outdo himself on this cover), every single person in sales who got this book onto shelves, every single person in marketing who got people to pick it up. And a very special thank-you to the incredible team of publicists who have toured with me and taken care of me and listened to me blather in airports—Morgan, Brittany, Mary, Allison, and especially the Marvelous Molly Brouillette, who worked such magic with this series.

Thank you to Steven Klein for his help in thinking about sleight of hand and grand illusions; Angela DePace for helping me finesse the chemical weevil and auric acid; and Josh Minuto, who put the storm in brainstorm when it was time to bring Kuwei back from the dead.

Lulu, thank you for putting off holidays, suffering my moods, and keeping me in peonies. Christine, Sam, Emily, and Ryan, I am so glad we're family. Corn pie for all!

To all of the readers, librarians, bloggers, BookTubers, Instagrammers, booklr denizens, fic writers, artists, and makers of edits and playlists: Thank you for bringing the Grisha world to life beyond the pages of these books. I am truly grateful.

And finally, if you'd like to help stop human trafficking and forced labor in our world, you don't need a schooner and heavy cannon.
GAATW.org
offers online resources and information on reputable organizations that would welcome your support.

 

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A
BOUT THE
A
UTHOR

Leigh Bardugo
was born in Jerusalem, raised in Los Angeles, and graduated from Yale University. These days, she hides out in Hollywood, where she indulges her fondness for glamour, ghouls, and costuming in her other life as a makeup artist. She can occasionally be heard singing with her band, Captain Automatic. Her first book, SHADOW AND BONE, was a New York Times bestseller. You can sign up for email updates
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