Jade City

by Fonda Lee · 2017

Jade City, the first book of Fonda Lee’s Green Bone Saga, is a World Fantasy Award‑winning urban fantasy that blends magic, kung‑fu and gangster intrigue in an Asian‑inspired metropolis. Jade, the island of Kekon’s lifeblood, fuels the powers of the Green Bone warriors of the Kaul family. After a war ends, the next generation of Kaul siblings—Lan, Hilo and Shae—vie for control of the capital Janloon, battling rival clans, a new drug that spreads jade’s power, and the clash between tradition and a rapidly changing world. The novel explores family duty, honor, power, and the violent struggle for the jade market.