Jade City

"Jade City" is the first installment in The Green Bone Saga, an epic fantasy trilogy written by Fonda Lee. Published in 2017 by Orbit Books, it masterfully blends elements of wuxia martial arts epics, crime family sagas (often likened to The Godfather), and political intrigue in a richly imagined world. The novel spans over 600 pages and introduces readers to the island nation of Kekon, where the rare bioenergetic substance known as jade grants wearers superhuman abilities—but at a perilous cost. Fonda Lee, a Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winning author of Chinese-Canadian descent, draws from her heritage to craft a setting inspired by East Asian cultures, particularly Hong Kong and Hawaii, while infusing it with modern geopolitical tensions.