The Recurring Cast
Character · Ravka · 3 books

Alina Starkov

Alina Starkov is an orphan from a village in Ravka who becomes a mapmaker in the army and discovers she has the rare power to summon light.

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Character facts

First appearance
Shadow and Bone (2012)
Latest appearance
Ruin and Rising (2014)
Books
3 (3 as lead)
Series
Shadow and Bone
Author
Leigh Bardugo
Circle
Ravka

Where to meet Alina Starkov

Alina Starkov first appears in Shadow and Bone (2012), as the lead, book 1 of the Shadow and Bone series.

Buy Shadow and Bone

Every book with Alina Starkov

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 2012LShadow and Bonelead · Shadow and BoneBuy
  2. 2013LSiege and Stormlead · Shadow and BoneBuy
  3. 2014LRuin and Risinglead · Shadow and BoneBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Genya SafinTailor Grisha3
Malyen OretsevTracker, Alina's oldest friend3
The DarklingGeneral of the Second Army3
Zoya NazyalenskySqualler Grisha3
Nikolai LantsovPrivateer prince2