

Though the show takes characters from Six of Crows, like Kaz Brekker (played by Freddy Carter), we see them before the events of that book, whose plot is rumored to be the basis of any potential Season 2. It throws Alina's journey and Ravka's status as this isolated country into much sharper relief."īen Barnes' character in 'Shadow and Bone' does not get a name until the third book.

Six of Crows is a heist story but it's also a story about people who don't have grand destinies, royal blood, great magical power.To me, bringing those two perspectives together in that first moment was much more powerful. She continued: " Shadow and Bone is very much a classic chosen one story, and Six of Crows is not. I wanted the world to feel big from moment one, and we understood that if we were lucky enough to continue the story, we needed to introduce these characters early on to make it possible for that to happen." "In our first meeting we talked about that, and I loved the idea. "Eric wanted to do that from moment one," Bardugo told Winter is Coming. This novel took place years after the events of Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm and Ruin and Rising, but the series intertwines the two worlds.

It also adds in characters and ideas from her Six of Crows book. The Netflix show takes its title from the first book of the Grisha trilogy, Shadow and Bone. Those viewers get a double dose of the world from the first season of the show, which combines elements of two different series from fantasy author Leigh Bardugo. Shadow and Bone is streaming now on Netflix, meaning fans are finally able to see their beloved Grishaverse brought to life.
