How old is Alina in the show?

In the books, the Darkling appears to be only a few years older than Alina, who is 17. But by making him look older, the series keeps the unhealthy power dynamic between these characters in the forefront of viewers' minds.
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How old is Alina in the first book?

The author says Alina's 17, and she got drafted into the army at 16. She didn't say it in the book, but she said it on Tumblr when a fan asked her.
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What are the ages of the characters in Shadow and Bone?

Here are all the real life ages of the cast of Shadow and Bone on Netflix.
  • Jessie Mei Li – Alina Starkov. Age: 25. ...
  • Archie Renaux – Malyen 'Mal' Oretsev. Age: 23. ...
  • Ben Barnes – General Kirigan. ...
  • Freddy Carter – Kaz Brekker. ...
  • Amita Suman – Inej Ghafa. ...
  • Kit Young – Jesper Fahey. ...
  • Danielle Galligan – Nina Zenik. ...
  • Daisy Head – Genya Safin.
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How old is the darkling supposed to look?

An estimate would put him at 500 years of age, if not a bit older.
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Was Alina tested as a child?

In Duke Keramsov's orphanage, Alina and Mal are tested by Grisha examiners, but they display no sign of Grisha abilities.
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Is Alina in Six of Crows?

Alina isn't a part of the Six of Crows duology (although characters from those books are used in the Shadow and Bone series on Netflix.)
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How old is Zoya in Shadow and Bone?

When Zoya was sixteen, she made her first journey across the Shadow Fold with the Darkling and other Grisha. Upon arriving in Novokribirsk, Zoya brought copious gifts to her aunt Liliyana and met Liliyana's ward, an orphan named Lada, who became Zoya's adoptive cousin.
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Does the darkling like Alina?

So yes, it seems like the Darkling really does care about Alina, but Bardugo pointed out that she didn't want to make her antagonist one-note because in real-life, villains rarely announce themselves as such: “The Darkling is probably the most, maybe second to Kaz, the most popular character I've written.
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How old is Kaz Brekker in the show?

Kaz Brekker, also known as Dirtyhands, is a 17-year-old master thief with a reputation for doing anything for the right price. He has a personal vendetta against Pekka Rollins, who swindled Kaz and his older brother Jordie out of all their money when they first arrived in Ketterdam.
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Does Grisha grow old?

Yes, it's the same in the books, the more powerful they are the longer they will live. However, an exact age is never specified, but it is implied the life span of a grisha could easily go beyond a century.
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How is Alina Starkov described in the book?

Alina Starkov is described as somewhat small, pale, and mousy, having often been frail and sickly as a child. As a teen, she is skinny with dull brown hair and eyes; once she begins training with her Grisha power, she becomes healthier, physically and in appearance. She has a scar across her right palm.
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How old is the black heretic?

History says it was made by a Grisha some 400 years previous, a Shadow Summoner known as "the Black Heretic" who has been dead for years.
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What does Alina look like in the books?

In the books, she is described as simply an orphan who is small, pale and mousy, with dull brown hair and eyes. As she grows in her Grisha power, she becomes more beautiful and healthy. For the series, it was decided to make Alina half-Shu, which means mixed-raced Asian in the Grishaverse.
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Does Alina Starkov hair turn white?

Alina has spent two months in the underground tunnels of Ravka. She is controlled by the Apparat, who leads a cult convinced that Alina is a saint. As a result of her battle with the Darkling, Alina's hair has turned white and she is weak from being away from sunlight and her powers for so long.
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Does Alina have white hair in the books?

Procrastinating Bibliophile Alina's hair is brown in the first book, but later turns white in either the end of the second book or the third book.
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How old do Grisha live?

It feeds us instead of consuming us. Most Grisha live long lives." "But not one hundred and twenty years." "No," he admitted.
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Who is the youngest in Six of Crows?

Characters
  • Kaz Brekker, also known as Dirtyhands, is seventeen and a master thief with a reputation for doing anything for the right price. ...
  • Inej Ghafa is a sixteen-year-old Suli girl known as the Wraith. ...
  • Wylan Van Eck is sixteen, a disowned merchant's son with a lot of talent for demolition, and the best Crow.
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Is Kaz Brekker disabled?

I finally found that in Kaz Brekker, the protagonist of Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows. Kaz is a cold-hearted, ruthless teenage gang leader, and he is disabled. Six of Crows depicts his disability in ways that I, a disabled woman, relate to as I never have before.
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Did the darkling have a wife?

Many centuries ago, known then as the Black Heretic, the Darkling returned home to his partner Luda, who was also a Grisha Healer.
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Is Alina a virgin in Shadow and Bone?

Jessie Mei Li, who plays Alina, said: "It feels like more of a betrayal. She's drawn into this [attraction], and it's her decision. She has agency, she's not some blushing virgin who got taken advantage of. She makes this decision.
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Do Alina and Mal kiss in the book?

Mal and Alina kiss right before finding the stag in the book. In both the books and the show, Mal and Alina spend several key days together in the forest after she escapes from Kirigan. In the show, Alina decides they should track down Morozova's stag.
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Who called Alina a half breed?

A cartographer assumes Alina was born in Shu Han. Soldiers assume Alina's a spy. Another Grisha, a magical practitioner who can manipulate specific types of matter, calls Alina a half-breed.
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Did Mal sleep with Zoya?

Mal was oblivious to Alina's love from before book one even began. He slept with Zoya and countless others before he realised who was waiting by his back door.
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How old is Nikolai in Shadow and Bone?

He looks to be around 19 or 20 years old and looks "too young to be the captain of anything." Alina thinks that there is something strange about his face that she cannot place. Later on, Sturmhond reveals himself to be Nikolai Lantsov.
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