Shadow and Bone
- Published
- 5 June 2012
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN-13
- 9781780621104
- Type
- novel
About this book
Shadow and Bone (June 2012) launches the trilogy that started the Grishaverse at 352 pages, the shortest of the three, as orphan mapmaker Alina Starkov discovers she's the rare Sun Summoner capable of destroying the Shadow Fold.
Key facts about Shadow and Bone
Shadow and Bone is a novel by Leigh Bardugo. Readers have had it since 5 June 2012. It runs to 352 pages.
Our list holds 2 editions of Shadow and Bone. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781780621104 to find the main one.
Shadow and Bone is book 1 of 3 in the Shadow and Bone series. The series has 3 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. Ruin and Rising is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 17 June 2014.
Additionally, Leigh Bardugo writes Six of Crows, Alex Stern and King of Scars as separate series. Those series sit on our romantic fantasy and fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, Six of Crows: A Darker Shore, Letters from Ketterdam is the latest published Leigh Bardugo book on file, from 3 November 2026.
About Leigh Bardugo
Leigh Bardugo was born in Jerusalem, grew up in Southern California, and worked in copywriting, journalism, and even on-set makeup and special effects before her Yale English degree led anywhere near a fantasy career. See every Leigh Bardugo book in order.
Its place in Shadow and Bone
Shadow and Bone is book 1 in the Shadow and Bone series. It is followed by Siege and Storm. See the full Shadow and Bone reading order.
Alina Starkov is an orphan mapmaker in the war-torn, Tsarist-Russia-inspired kingdom of Ravka when she discovers she's a Sun Summoner -- the one Grisha power rare and strong enough to destroy the Shadow Fold, the swath of magical darkness swallowing her country. Pulled from the army into the opulent, dangerous world of the Grisha, she's trained by the Darkling, the most powerful (and most magnetic) Grisha alive, while her childhood friend Mal searches for her from the other side of the war. This is the trilogy…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780805094596
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781780621104