Jade city

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"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780356510507
ISBN: 0356510506
ISBN: 9781478993858
ISBN: 0316440868
ISBN: 9780316440868
ISBN: 0356510484
ISBN: 9780356510484
ISBN: 0316440892
ISBN: 9780316440899
ISBN: 031644085X
ISBN: 9780316440851
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 volume)
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Orbit, 2017.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:	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
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.