Shadow and Bone Books in Order
The Shadow and Bone trilogy begins the Grishaverse, a world inspired by imperial Russia where the Grisha practise the small science of magic. Alina Starkov, an orphan and mapmaker in the army, discovers a rare power that could free her country from the Shadow Fold, a band of darkness full of monsters.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2012 to 2014
- First book
- Shadow and Bone
- Latest
- Ruin and Rising (2014)
- Setting
- Set in the Grishaverse
The reading order
Every Shadow and Bone book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
- 1Shadow and Bone2012With Alina StarkovAlina 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.Buy on Amazon
- 2Siege and Storm2013With Alina StarkovAlina and her oldest friend Mal are on the run across the True Sea, hunted by those who want to use her power, and they find an unlikely ally in a dashing privateer.Buy on Amazon
- 3Ruin and Rising2014With Alina StarkovThe final book of the Shadow and Bone trilogy.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm and Ruin and Rising in order. Six of Crows can be read without them, but the King of Scars books follow on from both.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Alina Starkov | Malyen Oretsev | The Darkling | Genya Safin | Zoya Nazyalensky | Nikolai Lantsov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Shadow and Bone | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | |
| 2 Siege and Storm | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor |
| 3 Ruin and Rising | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor |
Characters in the Shadow and Bone books
6 characters from Leigh Bardugo’s chart, with the number of Shadow and Bone books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Alina StarkovOrphan who discovers she is the Sun Summoner | 3 | Shadow and Bone 2012 |
| Malyen OretsevTracker, Alina's oldest friend | 3 | Shadow and Bone 2012 |
| The DarklingGeneral of the Second Army | 3 | Shadow and Bone 2012 |
| Genya SafinTailor Grisha | 3 | Shadow and Bone 2012 |
| Zoya NazyalenskySqualler Grisha | 3 | Shadow and Bone 2012 |
| Nikolai LantsovPrivateer prince | 2 | Siege and Storm 2013 |