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Discover the adventure that started it all and meet Alina, Mal, and the Darkling in Shadow and Bone from #1 bestselling author, Leigh Bardugo.
Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she may not survive her first trek across the Shadow Fold—a swath of unnatural darkness crawling with monsters. But when her regiment is attacked, Alina unleashes dormant magic not even she knew she possessed.
Now Alina will enter a lavish world of royalty and intrigue as she trains with the Grisha, her country’s magical military elite—and falls under the spell of their notorious leader, the Darkling. He believes Alina can summon a force capable of destroying the Shadow Fold and reuniting their war-ravaged country, but only if she can master her untamed gift.
As the threat to the kingdom mounts and Alina unlocks the secrets of her past, she will make a dangerous discovery that could threaten all she loves and the very future of a nation.
Welcome to Ravka . . . a world of science and superstition where nothing is what it seems.
A New York Times Bestseller
A Los Angeles Times Bestseller
An Indie Next List Book
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Read all the books in the Grishaverse!
The Shadow and Bone Trilogy
(previously published as The Grisha Trilogy)
Shadow and Bone
Siege and Storm
Ruin and Rising
The Six of Crows Duology
Six of Crows
Crooked Kingdom
The King of Scars Duology
King of Scars
Rule of Wolves
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic
The Severed Moon: A Year-Long Journal of Magic
The Lives of Saints
Demon in the Wood Graphic Novel
Praise for the Grishaverse
“A master of fantasy.” —The Huffington Post
“Utterly, extremely bewitching.” —The Guardian
3067 Reviews
Michael Veneziale
Created 4 days ago
“Echoing the thoughts of others that Alina is so whiny that it's hard to get through. Otherwise it's a good plot and twists. Interested to see where the series goes.”Addy
Created 11 days ago“The end of this book brought it up to a 3.5 star rating. Once she left to try and escape it got a lot better, but the beginning dragged it down. I couldn't get over the fact thatost of Alina's thoughts were either "oh Mal/unrequited love" or "ugh I'm just not pretty like the other girls" it really made it hard to like her. But the ending definitely makese want to continue the series, especially now that Alina is stronger, mentally and physically.”⚔️ Lauren Reads ⚔️
Created 5 days ago
“I didnt mind this book but I definitely think it's overhyped online. I will continue to read the series as the premise is interesting and everyone tells me they get better as you go”Payson
Created 8 days ago
“Alina was a boring character, i can’t overemphasize it. Glad i started with six of crows cause this would not have made me read through the series. The writing was clear, the ending brought things up alot that’s what made my rating a 2.5.”BamaDama
Created 16 days ago“Wasn't expecting the book to be as BORING as it was considering how popular it was... didn't care for the characters. The world building wasnt fully fleshed out. The plot was boring as heck”About Leigh Bardugo
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