Demon in the Wood Graphic Novel

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Discover the origin story of the Darkling in this beautifully illustrated, first-ever Grishaverse graphic novel.

Before he became the Darkling, Eryk was just a lonely boy burdened by an extraordinary power. The dangerous truth is that Eryk is not just a Grisha--he is the deadliest and rarest of his kind.

With stunning illustrations and raw emotion, peer into the shadows of the Darkling's past and discover why he has always been feared by those who wish to destroy him and hunted into hiding his true abilities.

But even in this villain origin story, wicked secrets are destined to reveal themselves . . .

Author: Leigh Bardugo
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Published: 09/27/2022
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 8.84h x 6.36w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9781250624642
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2022
Shelf Awareness 10/21/2022
School Library Journal 12/09/2022 pg. 1

About the Author

Leigh Bardugo is the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of the Alex Stern series and the creator of the Grishaverse (now a Netflix series) which spans the Shadow and Bone trilogy, the Six of Crows duology, the King of Scars duology--and much more. Her short fiction has appeared in multiple anthologies including The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy. She lives in Los Angeles and is an associate fellow of Pauli Murray College at Yale University.

Dani Pendergast is a cartoonist and illustrator from Parkland, Florida, with a BFA and MFA from the Illustration program at Syracuse University. She's done work for Apple, Boom! Studios, Mondo Tees, and Wizards of the Coast, among others. She is currently based in Boston, Massachusetts.