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Six of Crows and King of Scars and The Language of Thorns. All the books take place within the same world, just in different locations and separate timelines. One of the more fascinating decisions made for the Netflix adaptation is the plan to combine the disparate narratives of Shadow and Bone with Six of Crows. As much as I enjoyed the main trilogy, the Six of Crows books are my favorites, so the idea of remixing the material is particularly intriguing. The rather distinct setting for Shadow and Bone is Ravka, something of a fantasy analog for early 1800s Russia. Ravka has long strugg...

'Shadow and Bone' cast brings humor, endurance to Netflix adaptation By (0) Jessie Mei Li plays Alina Sarkov, the hero of Leigh Bardugo's "Shadow and Bone." Photo courtesy of Netflix  Alina (Jessie Mei Li, right) summons light for the Darkling (Ben Barnes). Photo courtesy of Netflix The Dregs (from left, Kit Young, Freddy Carter and Amita Suman) try to cross the Shadow Fold. Photo courtesy of Netflix Nina (Danielle Galligan) and Matthias (Calahan Skogman) journey through Ravka together. Photo courtesy of Netflix Mal (Archie Renaux) and Alina (Jessie Mei Li) get separated by the Shadow Fold...

Big-budget Netflix fantasy series Shadow And Bone boasts elaborate visuals and a star turn from Jessie Mei Li, but maybe turn the brightness up?

Ever since Game Of Thrones set the high-water mark for televisual fantasy, the search for the successor to its Iron Throne has been on. Shadow And Bone, based on Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse novels, isn’t as bold or shocking as George R.R. Martin’s uncompromising epic, but the impact of Westeros is keenly felt all over Netflix’s lavish series. For one, it dispenses fantasy jargon without deigning to explain what any of it means, and its sprawling, complex world feels similarly lived-in and well-formed. And though it doesn’t have a Stark, it does have a Starkov — our hero Alina S...

Netflix's Shadow and Bone takes liberties with its source material, but it pays off, and the show might be your next fantasy binge watch.