Wylan Van Eck is the son of Jan Van Eck and is one of the protagonists of the Six of Crows duology. He joins the team rescuing Bo Yul-Bayur from the Ice Court because of his knowledge of demolitions and his use as a hostage in negotiating the reward.

Wylan Van Eck, renamed Wylan Hendriks, is portrayed by Jack Wolfe in the second season of Shadow and Bone.

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Wylan Van Eck is a runaway with a privileged past. Though no one knows what drove him to it, he fled his comfortable life among Ketterdam’s wealthiest families to take up residence in the city’s slums where he’s barely eking out an existence.

Kaz recruits a sixth and final member of the team: Van Eck’s estranged son, Wylan, an explosives expert who has also been to the Ice Court. Wylan also serves as an insurance policy for Kaz, in case Van Eck has any notion of reneging on the deal.

Wylan Van Eck Jan Van Eck’s 16-year-old son and the most inexperienced participant in the heist. Although Kaz recruits Wylan as an explosives expert, he mainly wants Wylan on the team to ensure that his father pays up when the heist is successful.

Feb 4, 2025 · Wylan Van Eck, a beloved character from Leigh Bardugo's thrilling fantasy series Six of Crows, is known for his wit, intelligence, and heartwarming quotes.

Kindhearted Wylan finds it hard to accept that his father truly intended for him to die. Instead of seeing his unfit father for the cruel monster he is, Wylan internalizes his criticism and violence and believes he is unworthy, powerless, and unfit to run his father’s estate.

And though Kaz takes Wylan, Van Eck’s son, along on the mission believing that they can use Wylan as a hostage to ensure that Van Eck pays, Van Eck has disowned Wylan due to his not being able to read.

Wylan Van Eck has appeared in the following books: Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) and Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)