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Leigh Bardugo and Dani Pendergast

Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo and Dani Pendergast (Illumicrate Exclusive)

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About the product

We’re so happy to announce, in collaboration with BKMRK, our Illumicrate Exclusive edition of Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo and Dani Pendergast! We are huge, huge fans of the Grishaverse and cannot wait to explore this story of a young Darkling!

Discover the origin story of the Darkling in #1 New York Times-bestselling author Leigh Bardugo's Demon in the Wood―the beautifully illustrated, first-ever Grishaverse graphic novel.

Before he led Ravka’s Second Army, before he created the Fold, and long before he became the Darkling, he was just a lonely boy burdened by an extraordinary power. Eryk and his mother, Lena, have spent their lives on the run. But they will never find a safe haven. They are not only Grisha―they are the deadliest and rarest of their kind. Feared by those who wish to destroy them and hunted by those who would exploit their gifts, they must hide their true abilities wherever they go. But sometimes deadly secrets have a way of revealing themselves...

Our Illumicrate Exclusive edition features all exclusive: cover variant, sprayed edges, endpapers and foiling on the hardback! This edition is unsigned.

Photos by @bookwormgram

Tropes include: villain origin story, hidden identity, prequel narrative, coming of age

"An illuminating new chapter in the Darkling's origin story." -Entertainment Weekly

“An absolutely vital addition to the Shadow and Bone world...centering on the Darkling when he was just a boy, this tragic and beautiful story adds layers to the villain we know and the scared child he once was.” ― Nerdist

About the Author

Leigh Bardugo is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House and the creator of the Grishaverse (now a Netflix original 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 freelance illustrator from Parkland, Florida and currently based in Boston, Massachusetts. Dani is interested in exploring deeper truths in their work. The narratives that touch on identity and those of magical places that spark a feeling of wonder are among their favorites.

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