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1. Ruse of Silk and Mirrors by PhaedraAltaire

   Fandoms: Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone (TV)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   01 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Kaz Brekker/Inej Ghafa
   • Inej Ghafa
   • Kaz Brekker
   • Jesper Fahey
   • The Crows Ensemble (Six of Crows)
   • Other Character Tags to Be Added
   • False Identity
   • Pre-Book 1: Six of Crows
   • Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Escape
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Blood and Gore
   • Inej Ghafa's Time in the Menagerie
   • Manipulation
   • Angst
   • Hurt No Comfort
   • (not yet at least)
   • Eventual Relationships
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Additional Warnings in Author's Note
   • Gender Disguise

   Summary

   Inej escapes the Menagerie with a shattered mirror, a stolen disguise, and a bloody plan. Disguised as a boy to hide her most dangerous vulnerability, she fights to stay hidden until she can find her way home. Fevered and wounded, she strikes a deal with the infamous Bastard of the Barrel—Kaz Brekker—who, if asked, would swear he knew her secret from the start. But that isn’t entirely true. Then again, with Kaz, it never is. In the Barrel, reality is just what you can make others believe.

   Series

   • Part 1 of Anatomy of a Lie

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   English

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