by Leigh Bardugo | 28 June 2018
PAPERBACK
Category: Fiction Young Adult
Enter the Grishaverse with book one of the Shadow and Bone Trilogy by number one New York Times -bestselling author, Leigh Bardugo. Perfect for fans of Laini Taylor and Sarah J. Maas. Now with a stunning new cover and exclusive bonus material: The Demon in the Wood (a Darkling prequel story) and a Q&A with 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 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