Leigh Bardugo Explained

Leigh Bardugo
Birth Date:6 April 1975
Birth Place:Jerusalem
Nationality:Israeli, American[1]
Education:Yale University (B.A.)
Occupation:Novelist
Period:2012–present
Genre:Young adult fiction, Fantasy, Superhero fiction
Notableworks:Shadow and Bone trilogy, Six of Crows duology, King of Scars duology
Awards:Inkpot Award

Leigh Bardugo (born April 6, 1975) is an American fantasy author. She is best known for her young adult Grishaverse novels, which include the Shadow and Bone trilogy and the Six of Crows and King of Scars duologies. She also received acclaim for her paranormal fantasy adult debut, Ninth House. The Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows series have been adapted into Shadow and Bone by Netflix, and Ninth House will be adapted by Amazon Studios; Bardugo is an executive producer on both works.

Early life

Bardugo was born in Jerusalem, Israel, on April 6, 1975, and grew up in Los Angeles, California, U.S.[2] [3] [4] where she was raised by her grandparents.[5] She describes herself as Jewish-Spanish on one side, Russian and Lithuanian on the other.[6]

She attended Yale University, graduating with a degree in English in the spring of 1997.[7] She was a member of the Wolf's Head secret society.[8] Before publishing her first novel, she worked in copywriting and journalism, as well as makeup and special effects.[9] [10]

Career

Bardugo's debut novel, Shadow and Bone, the first book in the Grisha trilogy, was published in 2012 by Macmillan.[11] Shadow and Bone was nominated for the Romantic Times Book Award and the South Carolina Children's Book Award, named an Indie Next List Book, and reviewed in The New York Times.[12] [13] The novel hit #8 on The New York Times Best Seller list,[14] and was optioned for film by David Heyman and DreamWorks.[15] The other books in the trilogy, Siege and Storm and Ruin and Rising, were published by Macmillan in 2013 and 2014 respectively. Bardugo defines Shadow and Bone genre as Tsarpunk—fantasy with inspiration from early-19th-century Russia.[16]

The Six of Crows duology (Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom) was published by Macmillan in 2015 and 2016. It is set in the same universe as the Grisha trilogy (sometimes collectively called the "Grishaverse"). Six of Crows was named a New York Times Notable Book and an ALA-YALSA Top Ten Pick of 2016.[17] The Language of Thorns, a collection of Grisha fairy tales and folk tales, was published by Macmillan in 2017.[18]

Bardugo then wrote the first book in the DC Icons series, which are novelizations of DC Comics' biggest superheroes;[17] her novel, Wonder Woman: Warbringer, was published by Penguin Random House in 2017.

In 2019, Bardugo's first adult novel, Ninth House, was published by Flatiron Books. It won the 2019 Goodreads Choice Award for best fantasy novel.[19] In January 2023, she published the sequel to Ninth House, Hell Bent.[20]

Bardugo also has essays and short stories in anthology collections such as Last Night, A Superhero Saved My Life, Slasher Girls and Monster Boys, and Summer Days and Summer Nights. Her books have been translated into 22 languages and published in over 50 countries.[10]

Bardugo appeared on a Grishaverse panel alongside showrunner Heisserer at New York Comic Con in October 2020.[21] She was ranked the sixth most popular author between 2016 and 2021 on Goodreads.[22]

In 2023, she reached a multi-book deal with Macmillan Publishers.[23] [24] She signed with WME agency.[25] She picketed for the Writers Guild of America.[26] [27]

In April of 2024, Bardugo's novel, The Familiar, was published by Flatiron Books. The Familiar is a historical fantasy set in Spain during the Spanish Golden Age.[28]

Adaptations

See main article: article and Shadow and Bone (TV series). In September 2012, DreamWorks acquired the movie rights to Shadow and Bone with David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford producing,[29] but the project was not realized. In January 2019, Netflix ordered an eight-episode series based on the Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows book series.[30] Bardugo made a cameo appearance in episode three of Shadow and Bone.[31]

In October 2019, Amazon Studios announced that it would adapt Ninth House. Bardugo is set to executive produce the project alongside Pouya Shahbazian.[32]

Personal life

In the acknowledgements section of Six of Crows, Bardugo reveals she has osteonecrosis and sometimes needs to use a cane; this was a source of inspiration for one of the story's six protagonists, master thief and gang boss Kaz Brekker, who uses a cane.[33]

Bardugo was a singer in the band Captain Automatic from 2006 to 2007.[34] In 2022, she eloped with her partner of four years.[35]

Bardugo does not practice Judaism, but identifies as a Jew.[36]

Bibliography

The Grishaverse

See main article: article and Characters of the Grishaverse.

Shadow and Bone trilogy

Six of Crows duology

King of Scars duology

Companion books

Other titles

Alex Stern series

Standalones

Comics

Essays

Short stories

"The Witch of Duva", "The Too-Clever Fox", and "Little Knife" were later released as a set called Folktales from Ravka in 2015. 2017's The Language of Thorns collected all the short stories except "The Tailor" and "The Demon in the Wood".

Critical studies and reviews of Bardugo's work

Ninth House

Awards and nominations

The awards Bardugo has received are as follows:

YearAwardNominee/WorkCategoryResultRef
2020Audie AwardNinth HouseBest Fantasy[44]
2016Dragon AwardsSix of CrowsBest Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel[45]
2020Ninth HouseFantasy Novel[46]
2018German Fantasy AwardsSix of CrowsBest International Novel[47]
2012Goodreads Choice AwardsShadow and BoneBest Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction[48]
2013Siege and Storm[49]
2014Ruin and Rising[50]
2015Six of Crows
2016Crooked Kingdom[51]
2017The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic[52]
2019King of Scars[53]
Ninth HouseBest Fantasy[54]
2021Rule of WolvesBest Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction[55]
2019Inkpot AwardLeigh Bardugo[56]
2017Locus AwardCrooked KingdomBest Young Adult Book[57]
2020King of Scars[58]
Ninth HouseBest Fantasy Novel

Accolades

Year-end lists
YearPublicationWorkCategoryResultRef
2019AmazonNinth HouseAmazon's Best Books of 2019 List18[59]
2019Book RiotNinth HouseThe best books of 2019[60]
2021Rule of WolvesTop Books of 2021[61]
2015BustleSix of CrowsThe 25 Best YA Books Of 201516[62]
2016Crooked KingdomThe 30 Best YA Books Of 2016[63]
2013BuzzFeedSiege and StormThe 21 Best YA Books Of 201314[64]
2014Ruin and RisingThe 17 Best YA Books Of 20147[65]
2015Six of Crows16 Of The Best YA Books Of 20157[66]
2015Six of CrowsThe 32 Best Fantasy Books Of 20158[67]
2019King of Scars31 Young Adult Books That We Deemed The Best Of 20192[68]
2016Entertainment WeeklyCrooked KingdomYA Books of 20166[69]
2014The GuardianRuin and RisingWhat are the best children's books of 2014?[70]
2015The IndependentSix of Crows10 best fantasy novels3[71]
2016The Irish TimesSix of CrowsOur favourite children's and YA books of 2016[72]
2021KoboRule of WolvesOur top 20 Kids & Young Adult picks of 2021[73]
2015New York TimesSix of CrowsNotable Children's Books of 2015[74]
2019NPRNinth HouseNPR's Favorite Books of 2019[75]
2019ParadeNinth HouseThe 25 Best Books of 2019 [76]
2015PasteSix of CrowsThe 30 Best Young Adult Books of 201525[77]
2016Crooked KingdomThe Best Books of 2016: Young Adult23[78]
2019Ninth HouseThe 19 Best Novels of 20199[79]
2019Ninth HouseThe Top 19 Best Audiobooks of 2019[80]
2015PopSugarSix of CrowsThe Best YA Books of 20153[81]
2016Crooked KingdomThe Best YA Books of 201621[82]
2017SeventeenWonder Woman28 of the Best YA Books of 201724[83]
2019ShortListSix of CrowsBest Young Adult books: great YA books to read today3[84]
2019TimeNinth HouseThe 100 Must Read Books of 2019[85]
2019TorNinth HouseThe Best Books of 2019[86]
2021Rule of WolvesThe Best Books of 2021[87]
2019USA TodayNinth HouseBest books of 2019[88]
2019VoxNinth HouseBest of 2019: the 15 best books we read this year[89]
2015The Wall Street JournalSix of CrowsBest of the Best-of Lists: Best Young Adult[90]
2021WiredSix of Crows36 of the best fantasy books everyone should read[91]
Decade lists
YearPublicationWorkCategoryResultRef
2019Comic YearsShadow and Bone SeriesThe Top 10 Fantasy Series Published In The Past Decade8[92]
2019PasteSix of CrowsThe 30 Best Fantasy Novels of the 2010s14[93]
Six of CrowsThe 30 Best Young Adult Novels of the 2010s18[94]
All-time lists
YearPublicationWorkCategoryResultRef
2018PasteCrooked KingdomThe 50 Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century (So Far)38[95]
Six of Crows15
2020PolygonWonder Woman: WarbringerThe greatest Wonder Woman comics of all time[96]
2020TimeSix of Crows100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time[97]

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Notes and References

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