Shadow and Bone, Paperback

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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 Book This 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