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Leigh Bardugo

Siege and Storm

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

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Essay Topics

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Why does the novel use third-person narration for its Prologue and Epilogue? How does this omniscient voice differ from Alina’s narrative voice?

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How is Alina’s problematic relationship with the Darkling essential to her growth? What does he teach her? What, if anything, does she teach him?

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Consider the novel’s treatment of friendship. Are there true friends in this world, or just allies, loyal underlings, and romantic prospects? Why or why not?