Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and Bone

Leigh Bardugo

Square Fish · Paperback · May 7, 2013

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Who it’s for
Teen readers interested in fantasy and magic
Themes
magic, royalty and intrigue, self-discovery
Pacing
Mixed

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See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with the Netflix series, Shadow and Bone -- Season 2 streaming now! 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.

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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 This title has Common Core connections. 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

Who it’s for

  • Teen readers interested in fantasy and magic
  • Fans of YA fantasy romance and epic adventures

Where it sits

YA Fantasy Romance68%
Epic YA Fantasy54%
YA Adventure38%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Fairy Tales & Folklore
  • Fairy Tales & Folklore for Teens
  • Epic YA Fantasy
Authors
Leigh Bardugo
Publisher
Square Fish
Published
May 7, 2013
Format
Paperback
Theme
magic · royalty and intrigue · self-discovery
Reading lane
Fairy Tales & Folklore