Shadow and Bone book 1 · 2012
Shadow and Bone
Alina Starkov, an orphan serving as a mapmaker in the army of Ravka, is crossing the Shadow Fold when her unit is attacked and she reveals a power she never knew she had. She is taken to the Little Palace to train among the Grisha under the powerful, mysterious Darkling.
Spoiler-free summary written for The Recurring Cast.
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Book facts
- Author
- Leigh Bardugo
- Series
- Shadow and Bone, book 1 of 3
- Published
- 2012
- Setting
- Set in the Grishaverse
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Shadow and Bone
5 recurring or key characters from Leigh Bardugo’s chart. Introduces Alina Starkov, Malyen Oretsev, The Darkling, Genya Safin and 1 more.
Lead 1
- Alina StarkovFirst appearanceOrphan who discovers she is the Sun Summoner
Major 3
- Malyen OretsevFirst appearanceTracker, Alina's oldest friend
- The DarklingFirst appearanceGeneral of the Second Army
- Genya SafinFirst appearanceTailor Grisha
Minor and cameo 1
- Zoya NazyalenskyFirst appearanceSqualler Grisha
Also featuring these characters
Other Leigh Bardugo books that share the most characters with Shadow and Bone.
- Ruin and Rising2014 · Shadow and Bone · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Rule of Wolves2021 · King of Scars · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- King of Scars2019 · King of Scars · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon