Fonda Lee is the World Fantasy Award-winning author of Jade City and the award-winning YA science fiction novels Zeroboxer, Exo, and Cross Fire. Born and raised in Canada, Lee is a black belt martial artist, a former corporate strategist, and action movie aficionado who now lives in Portland, Oregon with her family.
"Jade City has it all: a beautifully realized setting, a great cast
of characters, and dramatic action scenes. What a fun, gripping
read!"--Ann Leckie, author of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C.
Clarke Award winning novel Ancillary Justice
"Jade City is an addictive read with intense martial arts action
and high-stakes character drama. I'll never look at jade the same
way again."--Beth Cato, author of Breath of Earth and The Clockwork
Dagger
"Jade City is an instantly absorbing tale of blood, honor, family
and magic, spiced with unexpectedly tender character
beats."--NPR
"A sweeping saga of ambition, loyalty, and family in a gritty,
densely-imagined island city. Fonda Lee explores the tension
between what is owed to family, country, and yourself in a
high-stakes, high-octane game of power and control."--p.p1 {margin:
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author of Ironskin
"An absolutely blistering read. The characters are perfectly three
dimensional. The plot is thrilling and the action sequences are
damn near perfect.... I cannot recommend Jade City highly
enough."--The Eloquent Page
"An ambitious statement.... Unforgettable."--Book Page
"An atmospheric, gritty noir tale of family loyalties, martial arts
and power struggles in a city that feels so real it becomes a
character in its own right. Jade City is epic drama writ
large."--Aliette de Bodard, winner of the Nebula, Locus, and
British Science Fiction Awards
"An intriguing confluence of history, culture, and biology....
It'll be interesting to see what course Lee charts
next."--Kirkus
"As this ambitious and complex story unfolds, Lee (Exo) skillfully
juggles a huge cast. Her action scenes are flashy, brutal, and
cinematic, while the family dynamics hold their own weight and
significance. This is an engaging blend of crime drama and Asian
martial arts film tropes.... an intense, satisfying
experience."--Publishers Weekly
"Compelling characters and intricate worldbuilding.... I want to
spend more time in Kekon."--Hank Green
"Dynamic fight scenes and vibrant world-building bring to life this
sharp, memorable story of a family caught up in a ferocious gang
war."--Kate Elliott
"Exquisite writing, explosive fighting -- Jade City is as rich and
deadly as the Green Bones warriors who stalk its pages. I tore
through this book like bullets through a fine restaurant in hotly
disputed territory."--Heidi Heilig
"Fast cars, brilliant characters, and gangster kung-fu! Swift,
intricate, and vicious as a talon knife, Fonda Lee's Jade City will
pull you into a world of deft intrigue, hard choices, and bloody
loyalty. Lee's written the postcolonial Godfather hiding under the
surface of the Avatar: the Last Airbender universe -- and it's a
fantastic read."--Max Gladstone, Hugo Award-nominated author of the
Craft Sequence
"How does a book make me giddy and heartbroken at the same time?
Jade City delivers intrigue, family drama, and martial arts magic
that feels absolutely real."--Mary Robinette Kowal
"I'm going to have to read Jade City again, slowly, to fully take
in all the Cool Stuff, because the story dragged me through by the
scruff of the neck. What a ride! I love this book."--Steven
Brust
"If you like extremely tense political maneuvering and intrigue,
you will love Jade City. Fonda Lee is the new Mario Puzo; Jade City
has officially dethroned The Godfather."--Sarah Gailey, Hugo and
Campbell Award finalist
"Intricate, fast-moving, and brazen, Jade City elevates the fantasy
crime novel to something really special. A sharp and insightful new
voice."--Elizabeth Bear, winner of the Hugo and Locus Awards
"Lee draws on her Chinese heritage, passion for gangster stories,
and strong writing to launch a Godfather-inspired fantasy series
that mixes bold martial-arts action and vivid worldbuilding. The
result is terrific."--Library Journal (Pick of the Month, starred
review)
"Lee has a supreme talent for world-building.... Jade City is a
fierce, energetic and stylish story that will keep you engrossed
from start to end."--Culturefly
"Lee's astute worldbuilding raises the stakes for her vivid and
tautly-described action scenes." Scott Lynch, New York
Times-bestselling author of The Lies of Locke Lamora
"Propulsive plot.... A world that will be hard to forget."--B&N
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog
"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 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
"The magic system is outstanding.... Lee's writing is truly
exceptional.... An absolute pleasure to read."--The Fantasy
Hive
"Well-formed characters and impeccable world
building."--Booklist
"With a powerful family of complex characters -- including my
favorite, Kaul Shaelinsan -- Jade City beckons readers to secret
family meetings and public battles between warring clans. With
magical jade at stake, winning the battle for control of a city has
never been more important, or more dangerous. Fonda Lee's first
adult novel is a fast-hitting, tantalizing, sometimes unsettling,
and always insightful book with a wealth of power at its core. A
modern-day epic."--Fran Wilde, award-winning author of Updraft,
Cloudbound, and Horizon
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