Jade City

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Fonda Lee

WINNER OF THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD'An epic drama reminiscent of the best classic Hong Kong gangster films but set in a fantasy metropolis so gritty and well-imagined that you'll forget you're reading a book' KEN LIU'Gripping!' ANN LECKIE, author of Ancillary Justice and The Raven Tower'Lee's astute worldbuilding raises the stakes for her vivid and tautly-described action scenes' SCOTT LYNCH, author of The Lies of Locke Lamora*****Shortlisted for the Nebula Awards, the Locus Awards, the Aurora Awards, the Sunburst Awards and an Amazon.com Best Book of the Month*****TWO CRIME FAMILIES, ONE SOURCE OF POWER: JADE. Jade is the lifeblood of the city of Janloon - a stone that enhances a warrior's natural strength and speed. Jade is mined, traded, stolen and killed for, controlled by the ruthless No Peak and Mountain families. When a modern drug emerges that allows anyone - even foreigners - to wield jade, simmering tension between the two families erupts into open violence. The outcome of this clan war will determine the fate of all in the families, from their grandest patriarch to even the lowliest runner on the streets.Jade City is an epic tale of blood, family, honour, and of those who live and die by ancient laws in a changing world.

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High Fantasy

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Author

Fonda Lee

Pages

512

Publisher

Little, Brown Book Group

Published Date

2017-11-07

ISBN

0356510484 9780356510484

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"I binge-read this one in two days. It has action, intricate world-building, in-depth characterisation, all wrapped up in a gangster-war setting that celebrates all of the great elements of gangster narratives while reconsidering and transforming their more problematic aspects."

rungemaille

"This book is written so beautifully and descriptively, you get immersed into the story. It is hands down the best urban fantasy that I have read. While reading, I could imagine it playing out like a series. Which leads me to saying that I NEED this made into a series that does the book justice. Will be reading the rest of the Greenbone Saga"

Nicky 🏳️‍🌈📚

"Could only be described as beautifully written. A journey of a combative turf war between two powerful clans. The writer's details lead you to root for the No Peak clan through and through. If only the beautiful Jade stones could give people illusive powers in the real world. Thrilling, powerful, and emotional tale. I will be continuing with book two Jade War 📚"

Emma Lea

"Wow, what an amazing read and amazing feat of writing. If I had known that this book was mostly about clan politics, I may not have read it. However, now I know how intricate and interesting a story like this can be. Fonda Lee created an ENTIRE world and society in such detail without ever dragging on or seeming to share unimportant information. I especially love the mythology of the Jade City shared at the start of each interlude which so perfectly led insight into the culture of the characters. This world was so real that the bioactive or magical Jade and the powers it brings the green bones who wear it didn’t even seem magical. It was simply their reality and I believed every word written. I LOVED how I was unable to accurately predict pretty much any twist and then throughout this book. I had guesses, but they never panned out exactly how I thought-which I love. Unpredictable, enthralling, and consuming."

Reading into the Void

"Fonda Lee is one of my favorite authors after reading this book. "

Michael McSwain

"Genuinely so well done! Absolutely was living for this. Very emotional and had me in tears near the end. 4.75 stars could really be a 5 star but I need to give myself a grace period because I always think things are better immediately after finishing them than I do after a few days to process. However, this book is so well written; the characters felt real; the fight scenes were so fun to read. Just everything about this book I pretty much loved. I didn’t think there was a point where I felt like I was bored and just ready for it to be over."

Miley

"Not my favorite book. It was easier to listen to it on audible. Im not a huge fan of modern fantasy with gangsters. The story is ok. Ill finish the series but its hard to look forward to it unlike other books ive read. "

Kodi Hudson

"Action packed with great world building."

Justin Green

"Loved loved the urban fantasy. A genre I now love! Don’t fall in love with the characters too quickly. 😭 I’m almost done with the second book. They’re long reads! Very detailed. "

Mary Fennell

""She felt, strangely, that it all made sense in a perfect and terrible way. It only confirmed in her mind that the will of the gods was a conspiracy of many things; people laid the tracks of their fate yet were helpless at the same time. They’d all played their part in this—them and their enemies." This book really just blew me away. It's a family saga, and a gangster novel, and a story about a formerly isolated nation forced to confront the wider world and figure out how to live alongside it. The world (especially the advantages and drawbacks of jade magic and how that is integrated) is fascinating, and all of the characters feel like real people. This book is long but not a single word feels wasted - everything that comes up even once matters."

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