This post discusses major plot points of the Netflix series Shadow and Bone. Just like the books it’s based on, Netflix’s new fantasy series Shadow and Bone opens in a military camp on the outskirts of the Shadow Fold, a perilous swath of pure darkness that splits the fictional kingdom of Ravka in two. It’s the eve of orphan-turned-soldier Alina Starkov’s (Jessie Mei Li) first crossing of the monster-filled void, a journey she will undertake alongside her best friend, fellow orphan Malyen “Mal” Oretsev (Archie Renaux).