Goodreads Choice Awards
3 appearances
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Edition 11 (2019) Winner
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Edition 13 (2021) Winner
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Edition 15 (2023) Winner
Leigh Bardugo
リー・バルドゴ
Rī Barudogo
Aliases:
לי ברדוגו
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1975-04-06 （Jerusalem, Israel）
- Nationality
- Israel, United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Los Angeles, California
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2012-2024
- Memberships
- Wolf's Head secret society
- Nominations
- Multiple nominations including Locus Awards, Dragon Awards, Goodreads Choice Awards
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | — | English | B.A. | — | United States |
Yale University
English
Degree:
B.A.
Year of Graduation:
1997
Country:
United States
Member of Wolf's Head secret society
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Inkpot Award | — | — | Comic-Con International | Won |
| 2019 | Goodreads Choice Awards | Ninth House | Best Fantasy | Goodreads | Won |
| 2018 | German Fantasy Awards | Six of Crows | Best International Novel | — | Won |
Inkpot Award
2019
Organization:
Comic-Con International
Result:
Won
Goodreads Choice Awards
2019
Work:
Ninth House
Category:
Best Fantasy
Organization:
Goodreads
Result:
Won
German Fantasy Awards
2018
Work:
Six of Crows
Category:
Best International Novel
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Shadow and Bone
2012 Young adult fantasyFirst Grishaverse novel about a girl discovering her shadow-summoning powers.
MagicDestinyDarkness and light
Adaptations
- [TV series] Shadow and Bone / Eric Heisserer (showrunner) (2021)
Six of Crows
2015 Young adult fantasyHeist story featuring a crew of outcasts in the Grishaverse.
HeistsLoyaltyFound family
Adaptations
- [TV series] Shadow and Bone / Eric Heisserer (showrunner) (2021)
Ninth House
2019 Adult fantasyAdult debut about secret societies and the supernatural at Yale.
Secret societiesTraumaSupernatural
Adaptations
- [TV series] Ninth House
Hell Bent
2023 Adult fantasySequel to Ninth House involving escape from Hell.
HellRevengeFriendship
The Familiar
2024 Historical fantasyHistorical fantasy set in Spanish Golden Age.
MagicSecretsLove
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rich world-buildingCompelling charactersTsarpunk influences
- Recurring Motifs
- Grisha magicHeists and adventuresOutsider protagonists
Health
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OsteonecrosisRequires cane at times; inspired character Kaz Brekker
Legacy
Bestselling fantasy author of the Grishaverse, with major adaptations on Netflix and Amazon.
In Popular Culture
- Cameo in Netflix's Shadow and Bone
Trivia
- Born in Jerusalem, raised by grandparents in Los Angeles
- Singer in band Captain Automatic (2006-2007)
- Eloped with partner of four years in 2022
- Secular Jew
- Chronic illness osteonecrosis