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Jade City

By Fonda Lee
Series: Green Bone Saga
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Jade City is set in the Asia-inspired fantasy metropolis of Kekon, where jade is the island's lifeblood, granting magical powers to the Green Bone warriors. The story follows the Kaul family, a clan of formidable warriors, who compete for control of the jade trade and the city's districts amidst a climate of honour and fierce clan rivalry. The discovery of a potent new drug that allows even outsiders to wield jade intensifies tensions, sparking violent conflict that threatens the fate of all Green Bones and Kekon itself.
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In this epic saga of magic and kung fu, four siblings battle rival clans for honour and power in an Asia-inspired fantasy metropolis.

World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, winner

Aurora Award for Best Novel, winner

Nebula Award for Best Novel, nominee

Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, finalist

Jade is the lifeblood of the island of Kekon. It has been mined, traded, stolen, and killed for -- and for centuries, honourable Green Bone warriors like the Kaul family have used it to enhance their magical abilities and defend the island from foreign invasion.

Now, the war is over and a new generation of Kauls vies for control of Kekon's bustling capital city. They care about nothing but protecting their own, cornering the jade market, and defending the districts under their protection. Ancient tradition has little place in this rapidly changing nation.

When a powerful new drug emerges that lets anyone -- even foreigners -- wield jade, the simmering tension between the Kauls and the rival Ayt family erupts into open violence. The outcome of this clan war will determine the fate of all Green Bones -- from their grandest patriarch to the lowliest motorcycle runner on the streets -- and of Kekon itself.

Jade City is the first novel in an epic trilogy about family, honour, and those who live and die by the ancient laws of blood and jade.

Series: Green Bone Saga

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  • Jade City
    In this World Fantasy Award-winning novel of magic and kungfu, four siblings battle rival clans for honour and power in an Asia-inspired fantasy metropolis. Named one of TIME's Top 100 Fantasy Books Of All Time Jade is the lifeblood of the island of Kekon. It has been mined, traded, stolen, and killed for—and for centuries, honourable Green Bone warriors like...
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  • Jade City
    In this epic saga of magic and kung fu, four siblings battle rival clans for honour and power in an Asia-inspired fantasy metropolis. World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, winner Aurora Award for Best Novel, winner Nebula Award for Best Novel, nominee Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, finalist Jade is the lifeblood of the island of Kekon. It has...
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    The Kaul siblings battle rival clans for honour and control over an East Asia-inspired fantasy metropolis in Jade Legacy, the page-turning conclusion to the Green Bone Saga. "Lee's series will stand as a pillar of epic fantasy and family drama." —Library Journal (starred review) Jade, the mysterious and magical substance once exclusive to the Green Bone warriors of Kekon, is...
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  • Jade War
    The Kaul siblings' battle with rival clans reaches new heights in the heart-pounding continuation of the Green Bone Saga, an epic trilogy about family, honour, and those who live and die by the ancient laws of blood and jade. On the island of Kekon, the Kaul family is locked in a violent feud for control of the capital city and...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780316440868

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 November 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Orbit

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 43.0mm

Width: 163.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 739g

Pages: 512

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Fantasy Fiction Fonda Lee General Fiction Sci-Fi & Fantasy Science Fiction Series: Green Bone Saga

About the Author

Fonda Lee is the author of the epic fantasy Green Bone Saga, consisting of Jade City, Jade War, and Jade Legacy. Her other work includes the science fiction novels Zeroboxer and Exo, and the fantasy novella, Untethered Sky. Lee is a winner of the World Fantasy Award, the Locus Award, the Aurora Award, as well as a multiple finalist for the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award. The Green Bone Saga has been translated into multiple languages and named to TIME Magazine's Top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time. Lee is a former corporate strategist and black belt martial artist residing in the Pacific Northwest.

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