Book guide
Shadow and Bone
An orphaned soldier discovers dangerous hidden magic and is drawn into a war-torn world of monsters, royalty, and intrigue.
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About Shadow and Bone
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.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Balanced
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
The Shadow and Bone Trilogy · Book 1 of 3
Content warnings
- monsters
- war
- manipulation
- abuse
- animal death
- attempted rape
- dubious consent
- violence
- death
- gore
- murder
- genocide
