After neither of them revealed any aptitude as a Grisha, they were both drafted into the First Army and sent on a risky mission in the Fold. Alina and Mal grew up at a kind duke’s estate as orphans.

She was orphaned by the border wars and the only person she could rely on was Mal, her best friend and fellow refugee. The future of the war-ravaged Ravka now depends solely on the impact of one lonely refugee Alina Starkov.Īlina doesn’t look forward to much in her life. Ravka is surrounded by a sea of enemies and the Shadow Fold crawls with man-eating monsters in the impenetrable darkness. It was brought into existence by the Black Heretic in the process of sating his greed for power. This fold is a large void clammed with darkness. Shadow and bone introduces us to the great magical country of Ravka which has been torn apart by the Shadow Fold. The first book in Leigh Bardugo’s fantasy-adventure Grisha trilogy is Shadow and Bone. They function in their conventional way of life as shopkeepers, soldiers and laborers of Ravka. The rest with no capability of possessing The Small Science are known by the term Otkazat’sya. The Grisha, also known as Soldiers of the Second Army, are the magical elite with an imposing power to manipulate matter at levels of its highest standard.

The powerful practitioners of this magic with the ability to wield it are known as Grisha and are considered an exclusive class in society. A form of magic known as The Small Science exists in Ravka. It’s an entirely lavish world of its own where science and superstition merge impeccably. The Grisha series is a trilogy set mainly in the fictional country of Ravka.

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