In an interview with Lightspeed, Lee said of the novel's writing process: 'I normally write a book a year, but the Green Bone novels are twice as long and about five times more complicated than my previous books' and that she plans on continuing writing adult books down the line over further young adult novels, stating she plans on 'be focused on the Green Bone Saga for some time.' In 2020, Lee revealed that Jade Legacy would take place over the span of 20 years. At the same time, they wage a continued war against The Mountain clan as its power continues to grow. As one worldwide crisis ends, more wars break out internationally and within Kekon, as Hilo and Shae struggle to hold their power and prepare the children of their family to take up the No Peak Clan legacy.

With the mass distribution of jade occurring after the events of Jade War, forces from all sides will swarm Janloon, seeking jade's magical abilities. Jade Legacy won the 2022 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel and the 2022 Aurora Award for Best Novel. It is the third and final novel in The Green Bone Saga, which began with Jade City, and follows the surviving players from the end of Jade War as they plot a path for peace between nations and within Janloon's competing tribes, The Mountain clan and No Peak Clan, over jade distribution. Jade War is the second book of the Green Bone Saga, an epic trilogy about family, honor, and those who live and die by the ancient laws of blood and jade.Jade Legacy is an 2021 fantasy novel by Fonda Lee published by Orbit and the sequel to Jade War, released

Jade, Kekon's most prized resource, could make them rich - or give them the edge they'd need to topple their rivals.įaced with threats on all sides, the Kaul family is forced to form new and dangerous alliances, confront enemies in the darkest streets and the tallest office towers, and put honor aside in order to do whatever it takes to ensure their own survival - and that of all the Green Bones of Kekon. Powerful foreign governments and mercenary criminal kingpins alike turn their eyes on the island nation. On the island of Kekon, the Kaul family is locked in a violent feud for control of the capital city and the supply of magical jade that endows trained Green Bone warriors with supernatural powers they alone have possessed for hundreds of years.īeyond Kekon's borders, war is brewing. 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.

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