The Lives of Saints (Hardcover)

The Lives of Saints By Leigh Bardugo, Daniel J. Zollinger (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Lives of Saints (Hardcover)

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See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with the Netflix series, Shadow and Bone.

As seen in the show, bring home this artifact from the world, complete with stunning full-color illustrations alongside stories of the Grishaverse’s most infamous saints, including Sankta Alina of the Fold, The Starless Saint, and Sankta Neyar, who forged the legendary blade featured in Season 2 –- streaming now!


Dive into the epic world of international bestselling author Leigh Bardugo with this beautifully illustrated replica of The Lives of Saints, the Istorii Sankt’ya, featuring tales of saints drawn from the beloved novels and beyond. Out of the pages of the Shadow and Bone trilogy, from the hands of Alina Starkov to yours, the Istorii Sankt’ya is a magical keepsake from the Grishaverse.

These tales include miracles and martyrdoms from familiar saints like Sankta Lizabeta of the Roses and Sankt Ilya in Chains, to the strange and obscure stories of Sankta Ursula, Sankta Maradi, and the Starless Saint.

As seen on screen in the Netflix series, this beautiful collection includes stunning full-color illustrations of each story.

Read all the books in the Grishaverse!

The Shadow and Bone Trilogy
(previously published as The Grisha Trilogy)
Shadow and Bone
Siege and Storm
Ruin and Rising

The Six of Crows Duology
Six of Crows
Crooked Kingdom

The King of Scars Duology
King of Scars
Rule of Wolves


The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic
The Severed Moon: A Year-Long Journal of Magic
The Lives of Saints
Demon in the Wood Graphic Novel


Praise for the Grishaverse

“A master of fantasy.” —The Huffington Post
“Utterly, extremely bewitching.” —The Guardian
“This is what fantasy is for.” —The New York Times Book Review
“A world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp.” —NPR
“The darker it gets for the good guys, the better.” —Entertainment Weekly
“Sultry, sweeping and picturesque. . . . Impossible to put down.” —USA Today
“There’s a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo’s original epic fantasy that sets it apart.” —Vanity Fair
“Unlike anything I’ve ever read.” —Veronica Roth, bestselling author of Divergent
“Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an intriguing mystery!” —Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series

Leigh Bardugo is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and the creator of the Grishaverse (now a Netflix series) which spans the Shadow and Bone trilogy, the Six of Crows duology, The Language of Thorns, and the King of Scars duology—with more to come. Her other works include Wonder Woman: Warbringer and Ninth House (Goodreads Choice Winner for Best Fantasy 2019). She lives in Los Angeles and is an Associate Fellow of Pauli Murray College at Yale University.

Daniel J. Zollinger is an award-winning illustrator and painter. Born in Glens Falls, New York, and raised in Schenectady, he later earned his degree in art from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Dan cut his teeth as a Madison Avenue storyboard artist before transitioning to editorial illustration. His list of publications include The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Esquire magazine. Zollinger has had several one-man and group shows as a painter, and currently focuses on book illustration and painting. He is the illustrator of The Lives of the Saints. He resides in Holly Springs, North Carolina, with his lovely wife, Karen.
Product Details ISBN: 9781250765208
ISBN-10: 125076520X
Publisher: Imprint
Publication Date: October 6th, 2020
Pages: 128
Language: English
“The journey to sainthood for these colorful characters ranges from unjustly tragic…to humorously improbable….with enchanting, full-color illustrations that evoke medieval books of hours”—Kirkus