Novelist Leigh Bardugo set her YA fantasy books all in the same world; fans refer to it as the “Grishaverse.” Netflix has purchased the rights to all of the novels to create its new show
Shadow and Bone. Bardugo’s tale of a war-torn world is notable for the Grisha, an army of people who can control and exploit natural elements such as water, wind, and fire. The show has two main storylines: The first focuses on Alina Starkov (the protagonist in the
Shadow and Bone novels), who discovers she can summon light and believes she may be able to use her power to set her kingdom free but first, she must train with the Grisha. The second storyline is based on the