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Shadow and Bone

Shadow and Bone

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  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Leigh Bardugo
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Summary

Enter the Grishaverse with book one of the Shadow and Bone Trilogy， coming soon to Netflix as an original series。 This edition features exclusive cover art from the show！

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
This title has Common Core connections。

An Imprint Book。

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

Praise for the Grishaverse

"A master of fantasy。" --The Huffington Post
"Utterly， extremely bewitching。" --The Guardian
"The best magic universe since Harry Potter。" --Bustle
"This is what fantasy is for。" --The New York Times Book Review
"[A] world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp。" --NPR
"The darker it gets for the good guys， the better。" --Entertainment Weekly
"Sultry， sweeping and picturesque。 。 。 。 Impossible to put down。" --USA Today
"There's a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo's original epic fantasy that sets it apart。" --Vanity Fair
"Unlike anything I've ever read。" --Veronica Roth， bestselling author of Divergent
"Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure， a poignant romance， and an intriguing mystery！" --Rick Riordan， bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series

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Reviews

Bri Sotkovsky ，

It was so weird to read this knowing the implications for a much larger world。 I’m not sure how I would’ve felt if this was a book I read alone before the rest of the series was in existence but overall I think it was an OK start to the Grisha verse。 It seems like the world building is slow and not too in your face， the pacing was a little off， but I’m ready to pick up siege and storm right away！ I think it’s a 3。5 ⭐️ for me， and I just can’t freaking wait till I can jump into SOC AND CK！！！ 😭

Dani ，

3。5⭐

chloé ，

took me a while to finish this book cus i kept reading others in between but i was surprised by how much i actually enjoyed reading it。 i loved seeing alina’s development from the beginning of the book til the end。 it really was great to see her realise that her power belongs to her nonetheless and see her fight against the darkling and other grisha。 idk what to expect from the other book since many say it’s pretty boring but we’ll see！ still liked soc/ck a lot more， the storyline was much more took me a while to finish this book cus i kept reading others in between but i was surprised by how much i actually enjoyed reading it。 i loved seeing alina’s development from the beginning of the book til the end。 it really was great to see her realise that her power belongs to her nonetheless and see her fight against the darkling and other grisha。 idk what to expect from the other book since many say it’s pretty boring but we’ll see！ still liked soc/ck a lot more， the storyline was much more interesting to me and i fell in love with the characters easier than with the characters here but i’m pretty sure it’s gonna happen throughout the series。 cannot wait！also need genya x david。 asap。 。。。more

ana ，

alina really pissed me off sometimes， overall it was a fine YA high fantasy novel。 You can tell it was one of the first of its kind because its a little bit unpolished in in comparison to SOC + Crooked kingdom。 Will still continue on because I want to know what happens + finish this series before the netflix show drop

Santiago Reyes ，

No es la mayor fantasía que he leído， pero debo decir que el mundo y la sociedad de Ravka me parece muy interesante。No pude conectar con todos los personajes， ya que no son muy correctos que digamos。 O simplemente no hay ninguno que amé。

Rashana Beckmann ，

uff。。。 v v v underwhelmedwanted to read some grishaverse before the adaptation releases。 Not sure I even want to watch it anymore yikes

Swetha Pradeep ，

The Darkling is the only person I think who had any real story to tell。 The Sun Summoner is just the same conventional heroin with the same old story of just and duty。 I don't actually know what the purpose of this book was。 Maybe reading the rest of the series will be fun， I hope。 The Darkling is the only person I think who had any real story to tell。 The Sun Summoner is just the same conventional heroin with the same old story of just and duty。 I don't actually know what the purpose of this book was。 Maybe reading the rest of the series will be fun， I hope。 。。。more

Clare Iseabal ，

Holy shit

Claire ，

The beginning was a slog and the characters had a lot of wasted potential （so far）， but the second half？？？ Lowkey a bop 🤭

Phil Dowell （philsbookcorner） ，

RTC - finally sat down & finished this， thoroughly enjoyed it！ Great start to the series， can't wait to dive into the other books。 RTC - finally sat down & finished this， thoroughly enjoyed it！ Great start to the series， can't wait to dive into the other books。 。。。more

randomreader ，

This was SO fun！ It was very tropey， but in the best way。 The unique world balanced out some of the more predictable parts for me。 I enjoyed the writing and the pacing too。 On to the next！

Lucia ，

Ay a mi me encantó este libro。 Me atrapó demasiado， me reí， me emocioné， me enojé， lloré y sonreí。。。 No entiendo en realidad porqué hay tantas opiniones medias o malas de esta saga。 Ay， tengo que dejar de empezar sagas antes de terminar sagas！ De verdad！ Pero es que quería leerlo antes de que saliera la serie。。。 Puede que el libro fuera un poco predecible pero no me molestó。 Repito， me encantó y me dejó con muchas ganas de saber cómo sigue esta historia。

Reaghan ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Honestly loved this book， but contrary to what everyone else believes I think Mal was the toxic one out of him and the Darkling。 Mal kept switching up on Alina， and he was not a good person。 He seemed like he manipulated her the majority if the time， and although the Darkling wasn’t great either， I think that he really cared about Alina。 Reading the next book tomorrow so we’ll see if my opinion changes or not！

Eva Bailey ，

2。5 stars。 I enjoyed this！ I can't give a higher rating as the writing was not great and the pacing was all over the place but the world building is incredible。 I read a review that said if you are into fantasy lite you will enjoy this and that is definitely what it felt like， just an easy peasy fantasy。 2。5 stars。 I enjoyed this！ I can't give a higher rating as the writing was not great and the pacing was all over the place but the world building is incredible。 I read a review that said if you are into fantasy lite you will enjoy this and that is definitely what it felt like， just an easy peasy fantasy。 。。。more

Mikhaela ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I don’t understand the hate for Mal。I completely understand why Alina chose to run from The Darkling。 Why she chose Mal over The Darkling。 I understand why she started to hate him。 She acted like a real person。I don’t think no sane person would willingly date a mass murderer who would enslave them。 Someone who is that mad to the point where he would destroy the world if he did not get what he wanted。 Or maybe I’m missing something。 Does Mal get more annoying in Book 2？ Don’t know。 Time to go rea I don’t understand the hate for Mal。I completely understand why Alina chose to run from The Darkling。 Why she chose Mal over The Darkling。 I understand why she started to hate him。 She acted like a real person。I don’t think no sane person would willingly date a mass murderer who would enslave them。 Someone who is that mad to the point where he would destroy the world if he did not get what he wanted。 Or maybe I’m missing something。 Does Mal get more annoying in Book 2？ Don’t know。 Time to go read it then！ 3。5 stars rounded up。 。。。more

Jaime ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Amazing premise。 Good twist that was a surprise。 Cliffhanger ending。

The Literary Life of KMWSpann ，

Into the Darkling v Sun Summoner。。。 Trope but good！

Jana Ibarra ，

He amado leer esto， ¡ Enserio ！ ， amo el mundo que ha creado Bardugo y la prosa es realmente magica y envolvente ; cuando empiezas no quieres dejar de leer y quieres más y más ， felizmente hay mas libros。 Anque he ee advertir que esta avasallado de cliches ， la autora ha sabido combinar estrañamente estos elementos， sacados del canon de hoy en dia de este genero ， y darnos algo emocionante que leer。

Angel ，

~ 3。5/5 stars ~Buddy read with Maggie“Fine，” he said with a weary shrug。 “Make me your villain。”I had a jaw-drop moment when I read that line^^。 I'm not sure if I set my expectations too high， but after constantly being recommended this book， I'm a bit disappointed。 （Side note: I actually took chapter notes so I have a lot to talk about hehehe）Let me explain: The plot was by far one of the best things about this book。 I had seen some spoilers prior to reading but thankfully， I didn't know anythi ~ 3。5/5 stars ~Buddy read with Maggie“Fine，” he said with a weary shrug。 “Make me your villain。”I had a jaw-drop moment when I read that line^^。 I'm not sure if I set my expectations too high， but after constantly being recommended this book， I'm a bit disappointed。 （Side note: I actually took chapter notes so I have a lot to talk about hehehe）Let me explain: The plot was by far one of the best things about this book。 I had seen some spoilers prior to reading but thankfully， I didn't know anything about the plot。 There were moments where I was completely shocked and it's an adventure， to say the least。 As well， there were times where I wanted to cry with happiness and times where I literally had to reread the lines a couple of times。I think the pacing of this book was also something that was done really well。 It's set at the perfect pace and always left me wanting to read more。 The pacing built up a lot of tension and I NEEDED to know what happened。I'd say the writing style is okay but the worldbuilding just needed some work to feel more "fleshy"。 I feel like you're kind of thrown into the world and left to fend for yourself。 Sometimes， it was hard for me to imagine certain scenes because I needed more of an explanation。 There were countless times where I went back to the map or the Grisha introduction page because I was confused。 As well， different fantastical words were implemented into the book and I think it would've been helpful to have a glossary because I literally searched up words thinking they were real words T^T。 I'm not the biggest fan of some of the characters， but I thoroughly appreciate the CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT。 PLEASE GIVE ME MORE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT。 Alina fell into the trope trap。 She's the chosen one although she doesn't know she's the chosen one and she's in love with her best friend but she's "ugly" and relateable yet pretty enough to end up in a love triangle， only for her to discover that she was beautiful all along， oh and of course， she's not like other girls *insert Debby Ryan meme*。 I just feel like she was rather plain for the majority of the book， but the antihero moment in the end made it all worth it。 I didn't mind her character but， maybe I'll grow to like her more in the next few books。 Oh also， shouldn't Alina's last name be Starkova instead of Starkov？ I have limited knowledge of Russian culture but someone please let me know。The ships。 Ah， where do I begin？ Read more about my thoughts here: （view spoiler）[I'm not sure why the Darkling is super hyped and don't get me wrong， I was completely shocked at the Darklina scenes， but I just think that Darklina felt forced。 The overall love triangle felt forced too。 The Darkling is the mysterious bad boy， and I was highkey convinced Darklina would be endgame but MAL CAME THROUGH。 The mysterious bad boy always gets the girl and I just wanted the best friend to win one time。 I have to say though， I would've like to see more Malina development and I really enjoyed reading about their dynamic。 （hide spoiler）]Overall， it was an enjoyable book， but I think it's somewhat overhyped。 The writing is enjoyable and it's super easy to get into this book so if you're looking for something like that， I'd recommend checking it out。 I am really looking forward to the next few books and the Netflix adaptation。 。。。more

Chelsea Trevor ，

I was really rooting for the darkling in the first half and then he just had to go full evil at the end！！😂

VickyDm ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Que buen libro， pesaba que "el oscuro" iba a ser bueno y un interés amoroso Alina pero no la realidad me rompeo en la cara y me dijo ingenua， me encantó el libro， la trama en general no ví nada parecido Que buen libro， pesaba que "el oscuro" iba a ser bueno y un interés amoroso Alina pero no la realidad me rompeo en la cara y me dijo ingenua， me encantó el libro， la trama en general no ví nada parecido 。。。more

Amanda Woodall Groover ，

Bardugo goes deep into setting the stage and building the world behind the Grisha Universe in the first book of the trilogy。 As with most of her writing， it took me over half of the book to finally connect with the characters。 Once I got there， I was very ready to jump into book 2。

kris ，

The deed is done。 Justice for my dark king I’m still in love with him 😔✌🏼

Cora Nowakowski ，

solid solid。 any one who ships darklina can LEAVE。 the darkling [derogatory] is a terrible thing

Bella ，

Mal and Alina stan all the way through， don't really get why people liked the darling with Alina。 Mal and Alina stan all the way through， don't really get why people liked the darling with Alina。 。。。more

Optimisticbooknerd ，

4。5⭐Ok ok so I'm quickly binge reading the series before the show comes out because I wanna understand the hype but I procrastinated to long and the show comes out in the days 👀 I love this ？？ I completely ship Alina with Mal and don't understand why everyone ships Alina with The Darkling but I am so excited to see Ben Barnes performance as The Darkling！！ 4。5⭐Ok ok so I'm quickly binge reading the series before the show comes out because I wanna understand the hype but I procrastinated to long and the show comes out in the days 👀 I love this ？？ I completely ship Alina with Mal and don't understand why everyone ships Alina with The Darkling but I am so excited to see Ben Barnes performance as The Darkling！！ 。。。more

H。M。 CELORIO ，

3。5✨

Dodi ，

Creo que leí super rápido y ahora me siento como mareada :DPero la posta es que quería terminarlo， porque no me había enganchado casi nada， además de que la protaginista era un PLOMAZO， lo mismo con los personajes secundarios， no me encariñé con nadie y eso me parece una falta de respeto por parte de la autora。Además， es MUY literatura juvenil 2015: la narrativa es muy aburrida， y los personajes son re planos， además de que son todos adolescentes con papeles de adultos en la sociedad pero que se Creo que leí super rápido y ahora me siento como mareada :DPero la posta es que quería terminarlo， porque no me había enganchado casi nada， además de que la protaginista era un PLOMAZO， lo mismo con los personajes secundarios， no me encariñé con nadie y eso me parece una falta de respeto por parte de la autora。Además， es MUY literatura juvenil 2015: la narrativa es muy aburrida， y los personajes son re planos， además de que son todos adolescentes con papeles de adultos en la sociedad pero que se comportan como nenes de 12 años :D。 Sumado a que las relaciones interpersonales son un asco: hay romances sin sentido， faltan amistades bonitas y sobran rivalidades injustificadas entre mujeres pq claro la prota nO eS cOmO lAs OtRaS cHiCaS。De todas formas， cuando lo empecé， sabía con lo que me iba a encontrar y aunque fue más plomazo de lo que esperaba， me lo busqué 🤡Pero por algo lo terminé， no？ Algo me habrá entretenido y es ligero， como para leer de fondo。No creo seguir con la saga a no ser que esté MUY aburrida。 Pero me pregunto si ya podré leer Seis de Cuervos。。。 osea ya se como funciona el mundo y la magia， además de que no me importa spoilerme nada de esta trilogía。。。Qsy 。。。more

Noelle Rupert ，

To be honest， I was expecting a little bit more。 It was not bad by any means， and I enjoyed it a lot， but I'm becoming more aware that I am aging out of Young Adult books。 It's a fun， quick read。 I enjoyed the world building and characters。 I read this mostly because of the TV show coming out so I am still super excited about it。 Overall， I don't regret reading it but I probably won't read it again。 And yes， I will be reading the rest of the series。 To be honest， I was expecting a little bit more。 It was not bad by any means， and I enjoyed it a lot， but I'm becoming more aware that I am aging out of Young Adult books。 It's a fun， quick read。 I enjoyed the world building and characters。 I read this mostly because of the TV show coming out so I am still super excited about it。 Overall， I don't regret reading it but I probably won't read it again。 And yes， I will be reading the rest of the series。 。。。more

Layan ，

3。5*

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