Shadow and Bone

The book that started the story of Grisha - people with magical abilities. Alina Starkov is a seventeen-year-old orphan girl who has been sent to war in a border zone. She knows that she may not survive her first battle.... But more precious than life to her is Mal - her only friend, whom she is afraid to lose. When they are attacked by volcra - monsters, hostile spawn of darkness - Alina unexpectedly discovers a power within herself that she never suspected. Alina's magic is so strong that it becomes clear: she has the ability to save the entire country. Alina is taken to the royal palace, where she will be trained as one of the Grisha - members of an elite society of magicians led by the mysterious Darkling. She will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha... and her own heart. The book made it to the New York Times and Los Angeles Times bestseller lists; the rights for its adaptation were acquired by producer David Heyman - the person who brought to life the Harry Potter films. The novel has been translated into 22 languages. 
«Shadow and Bone» is the debut novel by Leigh Bardugo, author of the bestsellers «Six of Crows» and «Ruin and Rising».