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Enter the Grishaverse with Book One of the Shadow and Bone Trilogy by the #1 New York Timesbestselling author of Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom.

Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she may not survive her first trek across the Shadow Folda 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 countrys magical military eliteand 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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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
Theres a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugos original epic fantasy that sets it apart. Vanity Fair
Unlike anything Ive 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
This is a great choice for teenage fans of George R.R. Martin and J.R.R. Tolkien. ?RT Book Reviews
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