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.

Check out 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

A Macmillan Audio production from Imprint

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2020 Leigh Bardugo (P)2020 Macmillan Audio

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)

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.

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 :)

Saints!!

Saints, I liked these story's
Finally know more about the "sancta's" from the grisha story's and how their lives were and how they became saint.

Nice story's for between books!

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.

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.

Beautiful

Beautiful narration and wonderful stories. I feel like I can listen to this again and again and again.

Short stories but rich and beautiful

Each story seems to highlight the best and worst of human nature. Absolutely gorgeous stories that will chill and delight you. Loved every single one.

Loved This!

This is hauntingly captivating. These stories are screepy and a tad frightening and their dark lives and ends will pull upon your heartstrings. Leigh Bardugo is a masterful storytelling genius.

As superstitious beliefs and villainish folk rush to persecute the saints you'll find that you simply can't set this beautiful book aside. These are dark but so beautifully written. I loved adding more to the Grishaverse universe and gaining a better understanding of some of my favorite character's beliefs. This is filled with heroes and monster.

This is a must-read for any Grishaverse fan! The inside artwork is spectacular! This is a quick read that you won't be forgetting. I imagine that it'll be invaluable as you navigate the Grishaverse and all of it's gloriousness.

Loved this collection

I loved this collection of flash fiction stories. It adds a little more depth to the Grishaverse.