Jade City: THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD WINNER

· Hachette UK
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WINNER OF THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD

PAPERBACK REISSUE WITH NEW COVER ART

'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.

WINNER OF THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD PAPERBACK REISSUE WITH NEW COVER ART '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 ...

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36 reviews
Linda S
September 4, 2025
The author's way of writing just clicks with me really well. I think it takes some time to build up, like a Rollercoaster riding up the hill, but when it hits the fall, it hits. I love the late chapters.
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Colin Wilfort
May 11, 2023
I was given the book as a gift. Love the style and pace. I was instantly engaged.
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About the author

Fonda Lee is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling fantasy and science fiction author. Her modern epic, the Green Bone Saga, has been translated into fifteen languages and named one of Time magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time. She is also the author of the novella Untethered Sky and several young adult novels: Zeroboxer, the Exo duology, and, cowritten with Shannon Lee, the Breathmarked duology. Fonda is a winner of the World Fantasy Award and the Locus Award, as well as a six-time winner of the Aurora Award and a finalist for the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award. A former corporate strategist and black belt martial artist, she hails from Canada and the Pacific Northwest and currently resides in New England.

Fonda Lee is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling fantasy and science fiction author. Her modern epic, the Green Bone Saga, has been translated into fifteen languages and named one of Time magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time. She is also the author of the novella Untethered Sky ...

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