Surrounded by enemies, the once great country of the Ravka is divided by the Shady Canyon a band of impenetrable darkness infested with monsters that crave human flesh. And now the fate of the nation in the hands of a lonely girl Alina Starkova Alina did not expect too much from life . Left an orphan as a result of the border war, she is sure of only one person - her best friend named Mal .. When Mal is attacked by wolves, the girl awakens the magical power of such power that it becomes clear: she is able to save the whole country. Alina is taken to the royal palace, where she will be trained as one of the grishes - representatives of the elite community of magicians led by the mysterious Darkling. She will face the secrets of the grizzly ... and her own heart.