Leigh Bardugo

Leigh Bardugo

Leigh Bardugo (born 1975 in Jerusalem ) is an American writer of fantasy novels for adolescents.

Life

Bardugo studied English at Yale University until she graduated in 1997. Bardugo grew up and lives in Los Angeles . According to her own statements, she suffers from bone necrosis .

Works

The English editions of her books have sold more than 2.5 million copies so far (as of January 2019). They have been translated into more than 38 languages. Most of her novels and short stories are set in the "world of Grisha" (English "Grishaverse").

Grishaverse

Leigh Bardugo became famous for her stories about the magical Grisha.

The trilogy " Legends of Grisha " consists of the following volumes:

• Goldene Flammen (2012) ISBN 978-3-551-58285-0 , English original title Shadow and Bone (America 2012) or The Gathering Dark (Great Britain / Australia) ISBN 978-1-250-02743-6
• Icy waves (2013) ISBN 978-3-551-31415-4 , original English title Siege and Storm (2013) ISBN 978-0-805-09460-2
• Flaming Wings (2014) ISBN 978-3-551-58297-3 , English original title Ruin and Rising (2014) ISBN 978-125-006316-8

The duo of crows is also located in the same world:

• The song of the crows (2017) ISBN 978-3-426-65443-9 , original English title Six of Crows (2015) ISBN 978-1-627-79509-8
• The Gold of the Crows (2018) ISBN 978-3-426-65449-1 , original English title Crooked Kingdom (2016) ISBN 978-1-627-79213-4

The duology "Throne of Gold and Ashes" takes up the figure of Nikolai Lantsov from the trilogy:

• King of Scars (Knaur 2019) ISBN 978-3-426-22700-8

There are also short stories, some of which are available as ebooks :

• The Witch of Duwa , English title The Witch of Duva (2012)
• The too clever fox , English original title The Too-Clever Fox (2013)
• Little Knife (2014)

The three stories were summarized in Folktales from Ravka (2015)

• The Demon in the Wood: A Darkling Prequel Story (2015)
• Ayama and the Thorn Wood , English original title Ayama and the Thorn Wood (2017)
• The soldier prince , English title The Soldier Prince (2017)
• As the water the fire ersang , English title When Water Sang Fire (2017)

The Language of Thorns (2018) ISBN 978-3-426-22679-7 , original English title The Language of Thorns (2017) ISBN 978-1-510-10441-9 contains six of the short stories, all except The Demon in the Wood .

Other novels

• The ninth house (2020) ISBN 978-3-426-22717-6 , original English title Ninth House (2019) ISBN 978-1-250-31307-2 .

Wonder Woman

• Wonder Woman - Warrior of the Amazons (2018) ISBN 978-3-423-76197-0 , original English title Wonder Woman: Warbringer (2017) ISBN 978-1-5247-7098-3

Essays

• We Are Not Amazons in: Last Night a Superhero Saved My Life (Ed. Liesa Mignogna) (2016)

More short stories

• Verse Chorus Verse in: Slasher Girls & Monster Boys (Ed. April Genevieve Tucholke) (2015)
• Head, Scales, Tongue, and Tail in: Summer Days and Summer Nights (Ed. Stephanie Perkins) (2016)

filming

In January 2019, Netflix announced that it had commissioned the Shadow and Bone series . The 8 episodes should be based on the legends of Grisha and the "Crows Duology". In addition to Eric Heisserer , Bardugo is said to be one of the executive producers .

Web links

• Literature by and about Leigh Bardugo in the catalog of the German National Library
• Leigh Bardugo in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• official website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Leigh Bardugo: CV, books and reviews. LovelyBooks , 2012, accessed September 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Leigh Bardugo '97: A novelist's fantasy comes true. yalealumnimagazine.com, September 13, 2012, accessed on September 22, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Leigh Bardugo. Carlsen Verlag , accessed September 22, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Everdeen Mason: How Leigh Bardugo uses fantasy to shine a light on real world issues. The Washington Post , August 19, 2016, accessed September 22, 2019 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski: Netflix Orders 'Shadow And Bone' Series Based On Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse Novels From Eric Heisserer & Shawn Levy. Deadline.com , January 10, 2019, accessed on September 22, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Baihley Gentry: Unstoppable: YA Fantasy Author Leigh Bardugo on World-Building and Having Faith in Your Abilities. Writer's Digest , February 2, 2018, accessed September 22, 2019 .