Jade War

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Outside of Kekon, war is waged between Shotar and Ygutan over the disputed Oortoko region of Shotar. This book broadens in scale and scope, but loses nothing of the wonderful characterisation and sense of place that was so strong in the first book. If you couldn't tell by now, Jade War was a marvelous experience for me that will have me thinking of this book as a top, top tier 5/5 for a long time to come.

If mafia families, magic, and politics are your cup of tea, I don't think it gets any better than this. The thing that makes this a fantasy book is that the country of Kekon is the only location in this world that produces jade - which grants the people who wear it with exceptional strength/speed. The clan is my blood, and the Pillar is its master; let the gods recognize me as a clan loyalist who has stamped Jade War as one of the best books published in 2019. In particular, the story of Jade War will reveal the mortality of loyalty and honour, how tightly they will hold onto what they love and their way of life, and what they are willing to risk and sacrifice.So when Fonda Lee ran a contest on Twitter, tasking readers to come up with a Jade City-inspired art to win an ARC of Jade War, never in my life had I felt so grateful and excited to have some artistic ability. No Peak can’t do it alone, but there’s only one other Clan who can help… And it doesn’t take years of Green Bone training to work out that inviting a snake like Ayt Mada in to your home means that you’re going to get bit.

In July 2022, it was announced that Peacock had canceled the project, but Lee shared on Twitter that the team were seeking another service to take it up. At the heart of the story, the characters and their stories coalesce into a haunting narrative about the personal and familial costs of one’s decisions and their irrevocable consequences.Extraordinary in every way, Jade War is a shining example the incredible power of Asian fantasy and why Lee will forever be among my favourite authors. The exposition would be okay if it was backed by a strong plot, but Jade War, despite the cool title, has no plot at all. As the characters clash with foreign governments and thus different perspectives of how the world works, Lee powerfully and profoundly reveals how insular Kekon and the clans are through the outsiders' prejudiced yet astute perspectives of Green Bones and their ethnocentric isolationist values. In Jade War , the sequel to the World Fantasy Award-winning novel Jade City , the Kaul siblings battle rival clans for honor and control over an Asia-inspired fantasy metropolis.

Wen, upon digging through some things, finds a letter from Eyni, Lan’s ex-wife revealing that she had a child.In other words, it was so interesting (and validating) to see the implications of a hyphenated diasporic identity within this fantasy world, and the portrayals of Kekonese-Espenian identity and experiences were authentic and multi-faceted.