Leigh Bardugo has created a unique and fantastic world, full of magic, adventure, power and suspense that will capture your hearts. The story starts with Alina Starkov and Malyev Mal Oretsev, two young orphans living in a Dukes house in Karemzin. The characters gradually evolve throughout the book, but they do not forget where they started. The dirty secret of fantasy television is that much of it has been driven for the last two decades by audiences of young women, whether it’s the “Buffy” and “Charmed” fans of the late '90s and early aughts or movies made from popular novels like “Twilight” and “The Hunger Games.” But with time and distance, these stories - which were once trumpeted as the height of feminism girl power on television and in theaters - have aged poorly. Shadow and Bone is the kind of book that simply makes you visualize the scenes, like watching a movie. Enter the world of the Grishaverse, which spans the 1 New York Times bestselling fantasy novels Shadow and Bone Trilogy, the Six of Crows Duology. In that way, it really has more in common with the “Twilight” series (and its many copycats) and even “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” than the HBO series with which it shares a visual aesthetic. a world of science and superstition where nothing is what it seems.Netflix’s newest release, “Shadow and Bone,” is - on the surface at least - playing to the fantasy crowd in another attempt to fill the void left by “Game of Thrones.” (It’s no accident the series arrives exactly 10 years to the week after the HBO series’ debut.)īut look again: “Shadow and Bone” is actually a young adult romance that just so happens to be set in a fantasy universe.
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.Īs 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. 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. But when her regiment is attacked, Alina unleashes dormant magic not even she knew she possessed.
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. Perfect for fans of Laini Taylor and Sarah J. See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with Shadow and Bone, now a Netflix original series.Įnter the Grishaverse with book one of the Shadow and Bone Trilogy by number one New York Times-bestselling author, Leigh Bardugo.
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