Jade City

Reading Jade City provided a welcome respite from more traditional (and generic) epic fantasy fare. Fonda Lee has crafted a compelling family drama, situated within an intriguing world, with an awesome magic system to boot. There's plenty of war and conflict to be had here so I'm curious to see how things escalate in the ominously titled sequel, Jade War.

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