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Jade city / Fonda Lee.

Summary:

"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 and author of The Grace of Kings and The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories FAMILY IS DUTY. MAGIC IS POWER. HONOR IS EVERYTHING. Jade is the lifeblood of the island of Kekon. It has been mined, traded, stolen, and killed for -- and for centuries, honorable Green Bone warriors like the Kaul family have used it to enhance their magical abilities and defend the island from foreign invasion. Now, the war is over and a new generation of Kauls vies for control of Kekon's bustling capital city. They care about nothing but protecting their own, cornering the jade market, and defending the districts under their protection. Ancient tradition has little place in this rapidly changing nation. When a powerful new drug emerges that lets anyone -- even foreigners -- wield jade, the simmering tension between the Kauls and the rival Ayt family erupts into open violence. The outcome of this clan war will determine the fate of all Green Bones -- from their grandest patriarch to the lowliest motorcycle runner on the streets -- and of Kekon itself. JADE CITY begins an epic tale of family, honor, and those who live and die by the ancient laws of jade and blood"-- Provided by publisher

Record details

ISBN: 9780316440851
ISBN: 031644085X
ISBN: 9780316440899
ISBN: 0316440892
ISBN: 9780356510484
ISBN: 0356510484
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 volume)
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Orbit, 2017.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Dedication; Maps; CHAPTER 1: The Twice Lucky; CHAPTER 2: The Horn of No Peak; CHAPTER 3: The Sleepless Pillar; CHAPTER 4: The Torch of Kekon; CHAPTER 5: The Horn's Kitten; CHAPTER 6: Homecoming; CHAPTER 7: Kaul Dushuron Academy; CHAPTER 8: Boat Day Encounter; CHAPTER 9: Skirting Aisho; CHAPTER 10: The Mountain House; CHAPTER 11: Where the Pillar Stands; CHAPTER 12: A Man Named Mudt; CHAPTER 13: A Favor Asked; CHAPTER 14: Gold and Jade; CHAPTER 15: A Bargain with Demons; CHAPTER 16: The Jade Mine; CHAPTER 17: Night at the Lilac Divine

FIRST INTERLUDE: Heaven and EarthCHAPTER 18: The Whispered Name; CHAPTER 19: Council of War; CHAPTER 20: Clean Blades at the Factory; CHAPTER 21: Family Talk; CHAPTER 22: Honor, Life, and Jade; CHAPTER 23: Autumn Festival Gifts; CHAPTER 24: After the Typhoon; CHAPTER 25: Lines Drawn; CHAPTER 26: War Maneuvers; CHAPTER 27: Mistakes Revealed; CHAPTER 28: Deliveries and Secrets; CHAPTER 29: You'll Probably Die; CHAPTER 30: The Temple of Divine Return; CHAPTER 31: Not According to Plan; SECOND INTERLUDE: The One Who Returned; CHAPTER 32: The Other One Who Returned

CHAPTER 33: Down from the ForestCHAPTER 34: You Owe the Dead; CHAPTER 35: An Unexpected Reception; CHAPTER 36: Let the Gods Recognize Him; CHAPTER 37: The Weather Man's Pardon; CHAPTER 38: The Lantern Man's Dilemma; CHAPTER 39: Steering Ship Street; CHAPTER 40: Being the Pillar; CHAPTER 41: First of Class; CHAPTER 42: Old White Rat; CHAPTER 43: New White Rat; CHAPTER 44: Return to the Goody Too; CHAPTER 45: A Shared Joke; CHAPTER 46: Honest Talk; CHAPTER 47: Heaven is Listening; CHAPTER 48: Reading the Clouds; CHAPTER 49: Overture to Adamont Capita; CHAPTER 50: The Green Brotherhood

THIRD INTERLUDE: Baijen's TriumphCHAPTER 51: New Year's Eve; CHAPTER 52: From Now Until the Last; CHAPTER 53: Brothers-In-Arms; CHAPTER 54: Be Like Baijen; CHAPTER 55: Not Finished; CHAPTER 56: Graduation Day; CHAPTER 57: Forgiveness; EPILOGUE: Always Opportunity; Acknowledgments; By Fonda Lee; Orbit Newsletter

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