![]() ![]() This world, fronted by the bustling metropolis of Janloon, is separated into two powerful crime syndicates – the No Peak Clan and the Mountain Clan – that have divided the island of Kekon up and currently occupy a very loose and tenuous peace treaty. ![]() The ensuing result is a breathless 500+ page book with plenty of twists, turns and wonderful worldbuilding.įantasy and sci-fi are notoriously difficult to write, given the amount of worldbuilding and exposition needed to build up the larger world around the characters, but Fonda Lee’s world is not only simple to understand, it’s also cleverly crafted to take advantage of modernity, seamlessly weaving that in with magic in a way that feels organic and natural to the world itself. Jade City most definitely falls into the latter category.įonda Lee’s sweeping fantasy epic can best be summarized as a heady blend of wuxia, The Godfather and Peaky Blinders. ![]() Some take a while to get going before eventually showing their hand, while others grip from the opening page and refuse to let up until the final words of the epilogue. Some books fail to live up to their hype. ![]() “The Clan Is My Blood, And The Pillar Is Its Master!” ![]()
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