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Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as jurda parem, old rivals and new enemies emerge to challenge Kaz's cunning and test the team's fragile loyalties.

Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price - and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone.

Seks forbrydere - én umulig opgave! "Hvis han var usikker på, hvad de var i færd med, viste han det ikke, og Inej ville ønske, hun havde samme sikkerhed. Isfortet var blevet bygget, sådan at det kunne modstå angreb fra hære, snigmordere, grishaer og spioner. Da hun nævnte det for Kaz, sagde han blot: "Men det er ikke bygget til at hos os ude." Hans selvsikkerhed foruroligede hende. "Hvad får dig til at tro, at vi kan klare det her? Der er andre hold derude, trænede soldater og spioner, folk der har mange års erfaring." "Det er ikke en opgave for trænede soldater eller spioner.

"Dér på den anden side af siloerne, lå sygebåden, lastet til randen med lig. Erkendelserne pulserede gennem Nina. Hun kunne ikke fornemme hjerteslag eller varmt blod i kroppene, men hun kunne fornemme noget andet, noget mere..." Kaz og hans hold har gennemført århundredets mest dristige kup - og er kommet ud af det med livet i behold. Men i stedet for at læne sig tilbage og nyde frugten af deres hårde arbejde, finder de ud af, at de må kæmpe for deres liv. De er blevet snydt og svækket, og holdets gejst og ressourcer er ved at nå et nulpunkt.

As Fjerda’s massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm - and even the monster within - to win this fight. But a dark threat looms that cannot be defeated by a young king’s gift for the impossible. Zoya Nazyalensky has lost too much to war. She saw her mentor die and her worst enemy resurrected, and she refuses to bury another friend. Now duty demands she embrace her powers to become the weapon her country needs. No matter the cost.

New research indicates that crows are among the brightest animals in the world. And professor of Wildlife Science at the University of Washington John Marzluff has done some of the most extraordinary research on crows, which has been featured in the New York Times, National Geographic, and the Chicago Tribune, as well as on NPR and PBS. Now he teams up with artist and fellow naturalist Tony Angell to offer an in-depth look at these incredible creatures - in a book that is brimming with surprises.