Shadow and Bone
core novel 2012 The Grishaverse
Record
| First published | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.91 (1,152,779 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| Page count | 358 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780805094596 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Shadow and Bone, the first book in Leigh Bardugo's Grisha trilogy, opens with Alina Starkov, an orphaned soldier in the war-ravaged kingdom of Ravka, crossing the Shadow Fold, an unnatural band of darkness infested with flesh-eating monsters. When her regiment's skiff is attacked, Alina unleashes a dormant power she never knew she had, revealing herself as a Sun Summoner capable of channeling light. The discovery pulls her away from her childhood friend Mal and into the ranks of the Grisha, Ravka's magical military elite, where she comes under the tutelage of their charismatic and powerful leader, the Darkling, who believes her gift may be strong enough to destroy the Fold and reunite the country.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Grishaverse
- Series: Shadow and Bone Trilogy core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Leigh Bardugo
Notes
- From the series record (Shadow and Bone Trilogy): The founding Grishaverse trilogy, following Alina Starkov and the Grisha (magic-users) of Ravka.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Shadow and Bone Trilogy: position 1 of 3: next Siege and Storm (2013)
- Internal chronology, within The Grishaverse: position 1 of 7: next Six of Crows (2015)
Sources
- leighbardugo.com - Reading Order
- Wikipedia - Grisha Trilogy
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Bardugo
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