Shadow and Bone

Offering a detailed look into the beginning and progression of the story. The narrative centers on Alina Starkov, an orphaned assistant cartographer who discovers she is the legendary Sun Summoner, a figure prophesied to destroy the monstrously dark region known as the Shadow Fold. Forced into the magical elite led by the enigmatic Darkling, Alina struggles with her newfound power, military training, and complicated relationship with her childhood friend, Mal Oretsev. The excerpts chronicle her journey from a devastating monster attack on the Fold, her time and lessons at the luxurious Little Palace, her eventual disillusionment with the Darkling’s...