About the Author : Leigh Bardugo is a #1 New York Times-bestselling author of fantasynovels and the creator of the Grishaverse. With over one million copies sold, her Grishaverse spans the Shadow and Bone Trilogy, the Six of Crows Duology, and TheLanguage of Thorns--with more to come. Her short stories can befound in multiple anthologies, including Some of the Best from Tor and The Best American ScienceFiction & Fantasy. Her other works include Wonder Woman: Warbringer andthe forthcoming Ninth House. Leigh was born in Jerusalem, grew up in Los Angeles, graduated from Yale University, and has worked inadvertising, journalism, and even makeup and special effects. These days, shelives and writes in Hollywood, where she can occasionally be heard singing withher band.Author : Leigh BardugoLanguage : Leigh Bardugo is a #1 New York Times-bestselling author of fantasynovels and the creator of the Grishaverse. With over one million copies sold, her Grishaverse spans the Shadow and Bone Trilogy, the Six of Crows Duology, and TheLanguage of Thorns--with more to come. Her short stories can befound in multiple anthologies, including Some of the Best from Tor and The Best American ScienceFiction & Fantasy. Her other works include Wonder Woman: Warbringer andthe forthcoming Ninth House. Leigh was born in Jerusalem, grew up in Los Angeles, graduated from Yale University, and has worked inadvertising, journalism, and even makeup and special effects. These days, shelives and writes in Hollywood, where she can occasionally be heard singing withher band.Description : The Grishaverse will be coming to Netflix soon with Shadow and Bone, an original series! Enter the Grishaverse with Book One of the Shadow and Bone Trilogy by the #1 New York Times-bestselling 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 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 BookThis title has Common Core connections.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 ?This is a great choice for teenage fans of George R.R. Martin and J.R.R. Tolkien.? ?RT Book Reviews Read all the books in the Grishaverse!The Shadow and Bone Trilogy (previously published as The Grisha Trilogy)Shadow and BoneSiege and StormRuin and RisingThe Six of Crows DuologySix of CrowsCrooked KingdomThe Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous MagicEditorial Review : Set in a fascinating, unique world rich with detail, Shadow and Bone was unlike anything I've ever read. --Veronica Roth, New York Times bestselling author of Divergent "Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an intriguing mystery all in one book!" --Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series "Rich, satisfying, and gorgeous, laced with heart-pounding action and pitch-perfect romance." --Cinda Williams Chima, bestselling author of the Seven Realms series and the Heir series