Jade City

, #1

Hardcover, 498 pages

English language

Published Aug. 18, 2017

ISBN:
978-0-316-44086-8
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4 stars (2 reviews)

Magical jade — mined, traded, stolen, and killed for — is the lifeblood of the island of Kekon. For centuries, honorable Green Bone warriors like the Kaul family have used it to enhance their 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 …

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reviewed Jade City by Fonda Lee (Green Bone Saga, #1)

Not sad I read it, but I'll probably stop here.

4 stars

Overall this book felt very conventional to me. Not quite cliched, but following well trodden paths. Some of the characters have the potential to stretch the crime family framing, but they didn't really in this volume of the self described "saga".

I should confess that I would (and have) happily watch a TV show like this, but somehow my expectations for a book are a bit higher these days.

Subjects

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • urban fantasy
  • science fiction

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