The Lives of Saints

By: Leigh Bardugo

Narrated by: Ben Barnes, Lauren Fortgang

See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with the Netflix series, Shadow and Bone -- Season 2 premiering March 16, 2023! As seen in the show, bring home a piece of the Grishaverse with this artifact from the world.

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

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Critic reviews

“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

Short stories of how Saints got their Sainthoods

Great complimentary short stories to the Grishaverse's Saints. This is a collection of very short stories, so if you were expecting deeper tales with character build ups, that's not what this is. It's still very enjoyable, especially if you're curious about all the saints mentioned throughout Leigh Bardugo's books. I liked all the additional books/novellas that compliment the Grishaverse. Ben Barnes has a narrative voice that is quite captivating and pleasurable to listen to. I'd love to hear him narrate more stories!Lauren Fortgang does a great job as always :)

Just beautiful!

Love Leigh Bardugo's lyrical style. Like her Grishaverse fairy tales these are are bright little gems. Bite sized stories full of world building, magic, and emotion.

Nice compilation

This was a great collection of short stories. I liked it better than language of thorns. It was a good finish to the series

A truly original take on fairytale of old

Absolutely loved the darker versions of the stories we listened to as children. Lauren Fortgang & Ben Barnes make listening to these wonderful stories pure bliss.

Short tales

I really enjoyed learning the Grishaverse folktales of Saints. Each chapter features a different saint in a short story. The narrators are brilliant in their delivery. My only complaint is that there isn’t more. I could listen to these all day.