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By: Fonda Lee
Narrated by: Andrew Kishino
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WINNER OF THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD 2018

'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, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards

'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.©2017 Fonda Lee Action & Adventure Crime Thrillers Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Thriller & Suspense Thriller Crime Law
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Stylish and action-packed, full of ambitious families and guilt-ridden loves, Jade City is an epic drama reminiscent of the best classic Hong Kong gangster films but takes place in a fantasy metropolis so gritty and well imagined that you'll forget you're reading a book (Ken Liu, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards and author of The Grace of Kings and The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories)
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This book is entertaining! Tge characters are warm and likeable.
I have an attachment to the characters and want to know what's going on with them!

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Brilliant!

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Once in to the story it is difficult to put it down! On to the next in the series.

Great read/listen

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What a truly fantastic story. Can't wait to check out book 2, the narration was impeccable, fantastic cast of characters

10/10 for an amazing story and narration.

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I loved this book !. I love me some epic fantasy and I'm well versed in western inspired fantasy. But I love Asian mythology and love the new trend though it's still relatively small in number of Asian inspired fantasy books, which is slowly but surely growing. When I hear a new fantasy series is based in a steam age, western or modern era I start to worry, I've seen it done badly so many times with shallow characters. This massively shattered that trend the world is not explained in the depth of a Tolkien, Martin or Jordan but the immediate world is extremely well described and easy to envision, particularly for anime fans of movies and shows like Akira and Cowboy Bebop. If you love a gangster epic this is definitely worth your time with characters as rich and flawed as any ASOIAF as well as Goodfellas, The Godfather and The Sopranos. I loved all the influences from Triad and Yakuza culture a great blend of these criminal organisations for the gangland in this book. We have fantastically flawed characters as well as the morally bankrupt. Fonda Lee never forgets these characters are criminals and doesn't shy away from their brutality, their ruthlessness and their willingness to engage in deplorable acts. She covers everything from how these criminal organisations get started usually from political strife. She handles foreign importation and corruption, she deals with drug addiction, dependency and self medication. She even manages to touch on mental illness, sexual predators and PTSD. She describes the perfect moral compromise between loyalty to family and honour as well as the cost of honour when your family's honour is compromised or completely lacking. Can't praise this book enough check it out if you like anything I just said, I cannot wait to see where she goes with all this.

The Sopranos For Fantasy Fans

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If you are a fan of mafia films than the plot of this novel will be pretty predictable. Still this fusion of mafia/magic set in Asia is well done and roll on book 2.

Entertaining

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