Jade City by Fonda Lee – ISBN 9780316440899

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The Godfather with kung fu — the saga begins. Jade City opens Fonda Lee’s Green Bone Saga, the trilogy that redefined what epic fantasy could be: a crime saga of rival clans, set on the island of Kekon, where the rare mineral jade grants its wearers superhuman strength, speed, and martial prowess.

For generations, two clans have fought to control the jade trade. Now the peace between the No Peak clan and the Mountain is cracking, and the Kaul family — Pillar Lan, hot-blooded Horn Hilo, sharp-minded Shae, and their adopted cousin Anden — must defend everything they have built as old rivalries ignite into open war.

Blending wuxia martial-arts tradition with the kinetic energy of Hong Kong action cinema and the intrigue of a mafia epic, Jade City won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel and was a Nebula finalist. At 657 pages it is a commitment — and the first chapter of one of fantasy’s most acclaimed trilogies. Start here; you will not want to stop.

On the island of Kekon, jade is power. The rare mineral grants its wearers superhuman strength, speed, and martial prowess — and for generations, two rival crime clans have fought to control its trade. Now the peace between the No Peak clan and the Mountain is cracking, and the Kaul family must defend everything they have built.
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nJade City, the first novel in Fonda Lee’s Green Bone Saga, follows the Kauls — Pillar Lan, hot-blooded Horn Hilo, sharp-minded Shae, and their adopted cousin Anden — as old rivalries ignite into open war. Published by Orbit in 2017, this sweeping urban fantasy blends the intrigue of a crime saga with the kinetic energy of Hong Kong action cinema and wuxia martial-arts tradition.
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nWinner of the 2018 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel and the 2018 Aurora Award — and a finalist for the Nebula Award — Jade City earned starred praise for its “bold martial-arts action and vivid worldbuilding” (Library Journal). Inside, readers will find:
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• An unforgettable family saga: loyalty, betrayal, and honor among the jade-wearing clans of Janloon.
• Kinetic action: jade-fueled duels and clan warfare rendered in cinematic detail.
• A living world: a mid-20th-century Asian metropolis humming with politics, business, and magic.
• The beginning of an epic: continued in Jade War and Jade Legacy.

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nFor fans of epic fantasy, crime dramas, and martial-arts cinema, Jade City is a modern classic that launched one of the most celebrated trilogies of the decade.