Enter the Grishaverse with the first book of the Shadow and Bone trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo. Perfect for fans of Laini Taylor and Sarah J. Maas. Now featuring 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. Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she won't survive her first march across the Shadow Fold—a strip of unnatural darkness inhabited by monsters. But when her regiment is attacked, Alina unleashes a dormant magic she didn't even know she possessed. Now, Alina will dive into a lavish world of royalty and intrigue as she trains with the Grisha, the magical elite of her country—and succumbs to the allure of their notorious leader, the Darkling. He believes Alina can summon a power capable of destroying the Shadow Fold.