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. 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.Soldier. Summoner. Saint.Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she maynot survive her first trek across the Shadow Fold - a swath of unnaturaldarkness crawling with monsters. But when her regiment is attacked,Alina unleashes dormant magic not even she knew she possessed. NowAlina will enter a lavish world of royalty and intrigue as she trainswith the Grisha, her country's magical military elite - and falls underthe spell of their notorious leader, the Darkling. He believes Alina cansummon a force capable of destroying the Shadow Fold and reunitingtheir war-ravaged country, but only if she can master her untamed gift.Asthe threat to the kingdom mounts and Alina unlocks the secrets of herpast, she will make a dangerous discovery that could threaten all sheloves and the very future of a nation.Welcome to Ravka . . . a world of science and superstition where nothing is what it seems.Read all the books in the Grishaverse!The Shadow and Bone Trilogy(previously published as The Grisha Trilogy) Shadow and Bone Siege and Storm Ruin and RisingThe Six of Crows Duology Six of Crows Crooked KingdomThe Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic