Suddenly, she is ripped away from the Army, from Mal and from everything she’s known. She has a special gift, one that had not manifested itself until the most dire of circumstances. In the midst of tragedy, Alina finds out that she is different from everyone. Those who travel into the Fold without proper training or protection perish from the attacks of the winged vulcra. The Darkling is a the leader of the Grisha, a person who has special skills from of the Small Science. The Fold was created hundreds of years ago by a Darkling. The world was this step, this circle of lamplight, the two of us suspended in the dark.Īlina and Mal are part of a select group of personnel chosen to travel into The Fold, an expansive and dangerous dark zone separating East and West Ravka. Alina has been secretly in love with Mal for years, but Mal has been too blind to see it, perhaps it’s because he’s been busy with other ladies in the military.įor a moment, it seemed like it was true. Even though they have different roles in the army they still find a way to spend time with another. Now, she is a member of the King’s Second Army and a mapmaker, and Mal is an expert tracker, also in the army. In the orphanage, she met her best friend Mal and they have been inseparable ever since. She grew up in an orphanage under the care of an ex-military trained Duke’s staff. Set in a Russian-esque fantasy world built on social status and monarchy, I was enthralled and enchanted with every page.Īlina Starkov was born an orphan. I haven’t read many fantasy novels, but this book sucked me in. Wow! Shadow and Bone was such a twisty fantastical adventure.
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