‘‘Shadow and Bone takes place in a world very much inspired by Tsarist Russia of the early 1800s, and this country Ravka, has been torn in two by a swath of darkness called the Shadow Fold. To the north, you have Fjerda, to the south, the Shu Han. And these borders are constantly shifting depending on who is winning or losing the war. (…) They have built something that is going to feel incredibly familiar and that is so true to the heart of the stories but is going to give the fans of these series something entirely new and thrilling.’’- LEIGH BARDUGO.