Jade City
THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD WINNER
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Jade City
Narrated by:
Andrew Kishino
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Andrew Kishino
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Fonda Lee
About this listen
'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
Critic reviews
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)
Crime drama with fantasy elements
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Absolutely Brilliant Story
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Writing style is a bit "functional" at times, there isn't a lot of flavour to descriptions and often there isn't much subtely. Not a deal breaker but it does occasionally take me out of the story.
Narration is excellent.
Awesome crime drama
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Nice!
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I expected this book to be good. But not as excellent as it was!!!
Gripping action- checked
Complex three-dimensional characters-checked
Fantastic fight sequences checked (the author has a black belt in martial arts)
Interesting and fresh setting-checked
Great characters relationships -checked
Just give it a go, believe it will be great to the end and after the last minutes of the audiobook, you won't be disappointed.
The only thing that might not work for you is pacing- in some places, you will have to focus and see how characters figure out the next moves like in a game of chess. But if you live that as well then what are you waiting for!
Fascinating, gripping, unexpected, heartbreaking
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