And I was in my hotel room and I will never forget that. LEIGH BARDUGO: 'Man, I hope Stephen King likes this.' No, because look, I got the news of the Stephen King blurb when I was in Boston. Did that get into your head at any point when you were writing Hell Bent, where you're like, 'Okay, will this-' But first off, I just want to know, so Ninth House famously got this very shining endorsement from Stephen King, which I can imagine was both amazing feedback to get and also kind of intimidating. Read the full transcript below, the interview contains spoilers for Hell Bent and Crooked Kingdom.ĬOLLIDER: I'm really excited to speak with you about Hell Bent, and Ninth House, and we're going to go into a lot of your other projects. With Bardugo, we discussed the romantic relationship between Darlington and Alex in the Alex Stern novels, how she reacted to Stephen King's glowing review of Ninth House, where a third Six of Crows book could entail, how she was inspired by George Clooney and Monuments Men, and where the progress is on the Ninth House television adaptation. Her first book Ninth House follows Alex's first year at Yale and learning to understand her abilities, while the second, Hell Bent, follows her as she attempts to rescue one of her friends from hell. She enters into a world of dark academia, full of secret societies and the occult. While she stands out an as an outsider among the wealthy elite, she has a special power: the power to see ghosts. The story follows a Freshman named Alex Stern, a new student at the prestigious Yale University. This series was brought to life in April 2021, with Netflix releasing an eight-episode season that had fans excited for more from the universe.Ĭonversely, her Alex Stern novels are paranormal adult fiction. From there the stories spin-off to stories about a group of thieves who take part in a magical heist and a story about the prince of the kingdom in the aftermath of a war.

She is pulled into the political machinations and war after her ability is discovered by The Darkling (played by Ben Barnes in the Netflix series). It follows a magical girl named Alina Starkov (played by Jessie Mei Li in the Netflix series) who has the rare power to summon light in a world full of magical people called Grisha. Her Grishaverse novels, comprised of seven primary books with multiple short stories attached, is beloved by readers. We spoke with Bardugo about these projects recently and asked her our burning questions about her book series and the television shows that spun out from them. Not to mention the projects that have yet to be released.

From the upcoming second season of Shadow and Bone set to premiere on Netflix on March 16, to her new book in the Alex Stern series Hell Bent, to working on the Ninth House television adaptation from Amazon Studios, there's a lot to look forward to. Leigh Bardugo has a lot in the works right now.

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