Grishaverse Guía y cronología

The Grishaverse has more than one kind of journey: Alina's role in Ravka's war, the Crows' schemes in Ketterdam and the work of holding a damaged country together afterward. The books gain context from one another without all following the same lead.

The Netflix series draws on that material in its own way. Treat it as an adaptation to enjoy alongside reading, rather than a substitute for the exact sequence and relationships in the novels.

Let the Shadow and Bone trilogy introduce Ravka, with The Tailor adding Genya's perspective after the first novel. The suggested route then makes room for the Darkling material before the Crows. Read King of Scars after the earlier major cycles so returning characters arrive with their history intact.

Alina, the Crows and Nikolai belong to the books' shared world. The screen branch rearranges material. The Language of Thorns and The Lives of Saints offer folklore and in-world stories, rather than the next numbered episode of a protagonist's life.

• Books (12 entries)

  The connected Ravka, Crows and Nikolai book cycles, with short fiction, the Darkling's adapted prequel and complete folklore collections.

• Netflix Adaptation (2 entries)

  Netflix's Shadow and Bone adaptation, which reworks material from the novels rather than continuing after them.

Finish each main cycle before moving onward. The Language of Thorns stays one complete collection; there is no need to interrupt a novel to fit every fairy tale into a chronology.

1. 1
   Shadow and BoneSeries · 2021
2. 2
   Shadow and BoneNovel · 2012
3. 3
   Shadow and BoneSeries · 2023
4. 4
   The TailorNovel · 2013
5. 5
   Siege and StormNovel · 2013
6. 6
   Ruin and RisingNovel · 2014
7. 7
   The Demon in the Wood (Short Story)Novel · 2014
8. 8
   Demon in the WoodNovel · 2022
9. 9
   Six of CrowsNovel · 2015
10. 10
    Crooked KingdomNovel · 2016
11. 11
    The Language of ThornsNovel · 2017
12. 12
    King of ScarsNovel · 2019
13. 13
    The Lives of SaintsNovel · 2020
14. 14
    Rule of WolvesNovel · 2021

The Darkling's story precedes Shadow and Bone, while The Tailor overlaps it. Their earlier settings do not make them better introductions than Alina's first novel.

1. 1
   Before Shadow and BoneThe Demon in the Wood (Short Story)Novel · 2014
2. 2
   2022Demon in the WoodNovel · 2022
3. 3
   2012Shadow and BoneNovel · 2012
4. 4
   During Shadow and BoneThe TailorNovel · 2013
5. 5
   2013Siege and StormNovel · 2013
6. 6
   2014Ruin and RisingNovel · 2014
7. 7
   2015Six of CrowsNovel · 2015
8. 8
   2016Crooked KingdomNovel · 2016
9. 9
   2017The Language of ThornsNovel · 2017
10. 10
    2019King of ScarsNovel · 2019
11. 11
    2020The Lives of SaintsNovel · 2020
12. 12
    2021Rule of WolvesNovel · 2021
13. 13
    2021Shadow and BoneSeries · 2021
14. 14
    2023Shadow and BoneSeries · 2023

Dates follow first publication rather than later reprints and translations. The prose prequel and its later graphic adaptation offer different ways to read the Darkling's earlier story, rather than consecutive new adventures.

1. 1
   Shadow and BoneNovel · 2012
2. 2
   The TailorNovel · 2013
3. 3
   Siege and StormNovel · 2013
4. 4
   The Demon in the Wood (Short Story)Novel · 2014
5. 5
   Ruin and RisingNovel · 2014
6. 6
   Six of CrowsNovel · 2015
7. 7
   Crooked KingdomNovel · 2016
8. 8
   The Language of ThornsNovel · 2017
9. 9
   King of ScarsNovel · 2019
10. 10
    The Lives of SaintsNovel · 2020
11. 11
    Rule of WolvesNovel · 2021
12. 12
    Shadow and BoneSeries · 2021
13. 13
    Demon in the WoodNovel · 2022
14. 14
    Shadow and BoneSeries · 2023