Shadow and Bone

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. <p></p><p></p>Now with a stunning new cover and exclusive bonus material: A lost letter from Mal, The Tailor (a Genya story) and a Q&A with Leigh Bardugo.<p></p><p></p>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. <p></p><p></p>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.<p></p><p></p>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.<p></p><p></p>Welcome to Ravka . . . a world of science and superstition where nothing is what it seems.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Read all the books in the GISHAVERSE!<p></p><p></p>THE SHADOW AND BONE TRILOGY <p></p>(previously published as THE GRISHA TRILOGY)<p></p>SHADOW AND BONE<p></p>SIEGE AND STORM<p></p>RUIN AND RISING<p></p><p></p>THE SIX OF CROWS DUOLOGY<p></p>SIX OF CROWS<p></p>CROOKED KINGDOM<p></p><p></p>THE LANGUAGE OF THORNS: MIDNIGHT TALES AND DANGEROUS MAGIC