Shadow & Bone Books in Order
Shadow & Bone by Leigh Bardugo contains 2 books, published between 2012 and 2013. The first book is A Lost Letter From Mal (2012) and the newest is The Tailor (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 2
- Published
- 2012–2013
- Confirmed
- 1 of 2 titles
Shadow and Bone is Leigh Bardugo's young adult fantasy sequence, following the teenage soldier Alina Starkov as she finds she has magical ability, trains under the Darkling and later turns against him. Netflix adapted the books as a television series. Two further sequences share the same Grishaverse setting: Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom follow the Crows, while King of Scars and Rule of Wolves carry on the story of Ravka after the war.
How many Shadow & Bone books are there?
Shadow & Bone has 2 books, released between 2012 and 2013.
Shadow & Bone Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 2 Shadow & Bone books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 2A Lost Letter From Mal2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 3The Tailor2013 · confirmed 3/42013–3/4
Is there a chronological order for Shadow & Bone?
No separate chronological order is on record for Shadow & Bone, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Shadow & Bone books in order?
You should read the Shadow & Bone books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Shadow & Bone book also stands alone.
What order should you read Shadow & Bone books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with A Lost Letter From Mal (2012), the earliest published title. After it come The Tailor (2013).
What is the newest Shadow & Bone book?
The Tailor (2013) is the newest Shadow & Bone book released so far.
Is there a new Shadow & Bone book coming?
No next Shadow & Bone book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Shadow & Bone at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Shadow & Bone title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Busiest decade
- Most Shadow & Bone books, 2 of 2, were published in the 2010s.
More books by Leigh Bardugo
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by Leigh Bardugo
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Grishaverse books in order 2 books