Location from Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
The frontier nation across the sea — where Grisha are called 'zowa' (blessed), jurda grows in the fields, and outcasts from every nation come to start over.
Novyi Zem is the Grishaverse's escape valve — the place where people go when every other nation has failed them. Grisha are called 'zowa' (blessed) here rather than hunted or drafted. Jesper's father runs a jurda farm. The culture values independence and reinvention. It's also where jurda grows, making it the inadvertent source of jurda parem — the drug that could destroy the Grisha balance of power across every nation.
Young frontier nation across the True Sea, inspired by American colonies and Australia. Dark-skinned Zemeni population. Agricultural — jurda cultivation is a major industry. Known for sophisticated firearms.
Also known as: Novyi Zem, The New Land