Book Series Guide

Leigh Bardugo · universe

The Grishaverse books in order

A shared fantasy universe containing the Shadow and Bone, Six of Crows, and King of Scars series, along with illustrated and other companion works.

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Reading order

  1. 1
    Shadow and Bone

    Book 1 · novel · 2012

    Discover the adventure that started it all and meet Alina, Mal, and the Darkling in Shadow and Bone from #1 bestselling author, Leigh Bardugo. Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she may…

  2. 2
    Siege and Storm

    Book 2 · novel · 2013

    Enter the Grishaverse with Book Two of the Shadow and Bone Trilogy by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom. Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Alina Starkov’s power has grown, but not without a price. She is…

  3. 3
    Ruin and Rising

    Book 3 · novel · 2014

    The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army. Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a…

  4. 4
    Six of Crows

    Book 4 · novel · 2015

    Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price–and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his…

  5. 5
    Crooked Kingdom

    Book 5 · novel · 2016

    Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is…

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    King of Scars

    Book 6 · novel · 2019

    Face your demons...or feed them. The dashing young king, Nikolai Lantsov, has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country’s bloody civil war—and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather…

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    Rule of Wolves

    Book 7 · novel · 2021

    The Demon King. As Fjerda's massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm - and even the monster within - to win this fight. But a dark threat looms that cannot be defeated by a young…

  8. 8
    The Language of Thorns

    Book 8 · short-story-collection · 2017

  9. 9
    The Lives of Saints

    Book 9 · illustrated-collection · 2020

    Bestselling author Leigh Bardugo takes readers deeper into her world than ever before. Out of the pages of the Shadow and Bone trilogy, from the hands of Alina Starkov to yours, the Istorii Sankt’ya is fully realized for the first time.…

  10. 10
    The Severed Moon: A Year-Long Journal of Magic

    Book 10 · journal · 2019

    Find the magic in your life with this year-long journal. On every page you will find an introspective question to respond to, or an evocative quotation from the novels of the Grishaverse―a magical world created by bestselling author Leigh…

  11. 11
    Demon in the Wood: A Shadow and Bone Graphic Novel

    Book 11 · graphic-novel · 2022

    Discover the start of a grand and sinister destiny in Demon in the Wood, the must-have graphic novel prequel to the bestselling book series and international Netflix sensation Shadow and Bone from spectacular new talent Dani Pendergast…

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    Six of Crows: A Darker Shore

    Book 12 · short-story · 2026