Six of Crows features a cast of six protagonists with specific skills brought together by the notoriously ruthless Kaz Brekker to attempt an impossible heist. One of them is gay and one of them is bi.
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Publisher’s Description
Criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker has been offered wealth beyond his wildest dreams. But to claim it, he’ll have to pull off a seemingly impossible heist:
Break into the notorious Ice Court
(a military stronghold that has never been breached)Retrieve a hostage
(who could unleash magical havoc on the world)Survive long enough to collect his reward
(and spend it)Kaz needs a crew desperate enough to take on this suicide mission and dangerous enough to get the job done – and he knows exactly who: six of the deadliest outcasts the city has to offer. Together, they just might be unstoppable – if they don’t kill each other first.
Genre: Fantasy
Representation:
Gender:
Cis boys: Jesper, Wylan
Sexual Orientation:
Bisexual: Jesper
Gay: Wylan
Romantic Orientation:
Biromantic: Jesper
Gay/Queer: Wylan
Race/Ethnicity:
White: Wylan
Black: Jesper
Disability
Wylan: Dyslexia
Kaz: PTSD, chronic pain causing a limp – he uses a cane
Note: Nina is fat
Trigger warnings: Forced sex work, sex work, gambling addiction, violence
Own voices for chronic pain/limp