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Jade Legacy

Jade Legacy

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  • Author：Fonda Lee
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Summary

"Lee’s series will stand as a pillar of epic fantasy and family drama。" —Library Journal （starred review）

The Kaul siblings battle rival clans for honor and control over an East Asia-inspired fantasy metropolis in Jade Legacy， the page-turning conclusion to the Green Bone Saga。

Jade， the mysterious and magical substance once exclusive to the Green Bone warriors of Kekon， is now coveted throughout the world。 Everyone wants access to the supernatural abilities it provides， from traditional forces such as governments， mercenaries， and criminal kingpins， to modern players， including doctors， athletes， and movie studios。 As the struggle over the control of jade grows ever larger and more deadly， the Kaul family， and the ancient ways of the Kekonese Green Bones， will never be the same。

Battered by war and tragedy， the Kauls are plagued by resentments and old wounds as their adversaries are on the ascent and their country is riven by dangerous factions and foreign interference。 The clan must discern allies from enemies， set aside bloody rivalries， and make terrible sacrifices… but even the unbreakable bonds of blood and loyalty may not be enough to ensure the survival of the Green Bone clans and the nation they are sworn to protect。
 
Praise for the Green Bone Saga:

"Jade City has it all: a beautifully realized setting， a great cast of characters， and dramatic action scenes。 What a fun， gripping read！" —Ann Leckie， winner of the Hugo， Nebula， and Arthur C。 Clarke Award Awards
 
"Stylish and action-packed， full of ambitious families and guilt-ridden loves。。。" —Ken Liu， winner of the Hugo， Nebula， and World Fantasy Awards

"An instantly absorbing tale of blood， honor， family， and magic， spiced with unexpectedly tender character beats。"—NPR
 
The Green Bone Saga
Jade City
Jade War
Jade Legacy
 

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Reviews

Daniel Offer ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 nothing short of incredible。 Not the ending I wanted， but that doesn't make it any less， interesting unexpected， poetic， heart-breaking， and satisfying。 I love the development of the characters that we've come to know and love， and how they come to grow and mature over the length of this epic series， with a special note to Hilo who goes through the most impressive， transformation in the book in my opinion， being both believable， and incredibly touching， with special mention to Anden who is my fa nothing short of incredible。 Not the ending I wanted， but that doesn't make it any less， interesting unexpected， poetic， heart-breaking， and satisfying。 I love the development of the characters that we've come to know and love， and how they come to grow and mature over the length of this epic series， with a special note to Hilo who goes through the most impressive， transformation in the book in my opinion， being both believable， and incredibly touching， with special mention to Anden who is my favourite in the series overall， as well as an interesting and tragic use of a minor character that I felt was， both symbolic and very appropriate 。 I love the new arrivals， Nico， Rue， and Jia （I'm probably misspelling their names）， what they say about the people who raised them， and what they come to say about the society they grew up in as a whole。 Finally I loved the ending。 It wasn't the fireworks display that I wanted and was waiting for even up to about half-way through this book， but I love appropriate it is for these incredibly flawed characters who have committed countless atrocities by the end of this book， but have always done， in their own words "what seemed right at the time" the eventually push Kakcon （again spelling） to a more peaceful society even if by the end it feels as equally messy and flawed as our characters， this feels like as realistic a happy ending that the author could've pulled off given the setting， and overarching plot of political intrigue。 The one thing I did miss was the sense of ever escalating stakes that was given via the ever sprawling worldbuilding leaned to the series。 I cannot understate how much by the end of book two this series felt like a runaway train of Klan conspiracy and international powerplay， but it the final entry in the series， meant to tie-up loose threads so I can't exactly complain about that too much。 I listened to the audio book and its as great as everI highly recommend this entire series to anyone who is even remotely interested in the premise， likes low fantasy， mafia novels， international intrigue， interesting magic systems， or complex grey characters who both inform and are deeply informed by the setting。 。。。more

Sarah Zhou ，

i'm gonna be wallowing in pain for a while， don't mind me i'm gonna be wallowing in pain for a while， don't mind me 。。。more

Naty ，

This book ruined me， would highly recommend。

Lucas L。 ，

The finish to the best trilogy I have ever read！

Mar ，

😭😭😭

Shyllard ，

Considering that I was really not that big of a fan of the first installment， I am really glad I didn't give up on this series。 Following the great Jade War we got a conclusion that delivers on everything I expected。 The time jumps were jarring sometimes， but in the end it really turned out great。 Considering that I was really not that big of a fan of the first installment， I am really glad I didn't give up on this series。 Following the great Jade War we got a conclusion that delivers on everything I expected。 The time jumps were jarring sometimes， but in the end it really turned out great。 。。。more

Peter Phung ，

Wow

Christal Lee ，

an absolute masterpiece。 Cried so many times I couldn’t keep count

Lily ，

THE CLAN IS MY BLOOD AND THE PILLAR IS ITS MASTER OH MY GOD

Sarah ，

This series is among my top 3 for the past decade and will certainly remain one of my all time favourites。 Jade Legacy is superbly plotted and beautifully written。 Every detail， event and action is carefully placed and has consequences reaching far beyond the scene in which it occurs， and plot twists that seem inevitable in hindsight make this an extremely satisfying read。Every single character from the main cast is stunningly complex and believable （though Hilo is my favourite） and they linger This series is among my top 3 for the past decade and will certainly remain one of my all time favourites。 Jade Legacy is superbly plotted and beautifully written。 Every detail， event and action is carefully placed and has consequences reaching far beyond the scene in which it occurs， and plot twists that seem inevitable in hindsight make this an extremely satisfying read。Every single character from the main cast is stunningly complex and believable （though Hilo is my favourite） and they linger long after the last page is turned。 While each of them has to face their own conflicts， their actions and decisions at the same time remain vital to each other's lives and developments。 Fonda Lee is a true master of her craft and I clasp my hands in respect to how she handles her huge cast of characters and sprawling timeline with such skill。 。。。more

Nicole ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 "The clan is my blood and the Pillar is its master"This book was absolutely amazing and it would take me a really long time to put into words how amazing this entire series has been。 Fonda Lee has an absolute talent for making a series that has a little bit of everything， from action and gang wars， to intricate politics， to familial strife， and all of these elements are executed to perfection。 If I really wanted to nitpick the book， I’d say I had two small issues with it。 The first one is less "The clan is my blood and the Pillar is its master"This book was absolutely amazing and it would take me a really long time to put into words how amazing this entire series has been。 Fonda Lee has an absolute talent for making a series that has a little bit of everything， from action and gang wars， to intricate politics， to familial strife， and all of these elements are executed to perfection。 If I really wanted to nitpick the book， I’d say I had two small issues with it。 The first one is less important and that’s the fact that I wasn’t a huge fan of the couples we got in this book。 I never liked Shae and Woon， probably because I viewed Woon as being a more fatherly figure to Shae and found it weird how invested he was in her， not to mention he was married to someone else at the beginning of the book。 Having said that， their relationship is really not a huge factor in the book and I did enjoy their scenes together afterwards once they have their daugther and you can tell they genuinely love each other。 I was also not a big fan of Andy and Jiruhya。 I don’t know， I would’ve preferred him with someone like Lott probably， it would’ve been really nice and full circle for him to end up with someone that had been by his side in one aspect or another throughout his entire life。 I don’t dislike Jiruhya per se， but it just felt like a peripheral character we didn’t know much about that ended up by Andy’s side。 The other issue I had with the book is a bigger one， which is that I wish this series had been 4 books instead of 3。 Now usually I am someone that appreciates when authors know when to stop and don’t milk their series for books on end。 However， this series legitimately could’ve used another book。 I would’ve ended this book at around the 500-600 page mark， possibly when Niko comes back for Ru’s funeral and maybe have the dialogue that Ayt Mada has with Lula as an epilogue， and then dedicated the fourth book to two things: having an in depth look at how No Peak brings down the Mountain Clan while also expanding on the newer generation of No Peak characters。 Both of those things where missing in this book for me。 Jaya barely gets any time on page， and after Niko leaves for the GSI we honestly barely get any scenes with him。 I would’ve loved to of seen him deal with the pressure of coming back to No Peak， taking on all the roles Shae gave him and doing them as best as he can， coming to terms with his heritage and dealing with Ru’s death。 I also felt like it was a little anticlimatic that The Mountains masterplan and their eventual demise， which is what has been driving the last three books of the series， was basically resolved within 20 pages。 All of these things considered， I still rate this book and this whole series 5 stars。 It was an amazing series that had a lot more things going for it than against it and I really do recommend it to almost anyone。 The ending itself also felt very fitting and what I would’ve wanted from an end to this series: Hilo giving his life up for the clan， No Peak and The Mountain ending their blood feud and， of course， the full circleness of Bero with Andy in the final chapter。 。。。more

Krystal Santiago ，

I am sobbing 😭。

SpiderBaby_13 ，

I have loved every minute of this epic saga。 I laughed， I stressed， I cried， I cheered， and with all 3 books， I stayed up way too late， desperate to know how it would end。 This book was everything I wanted and more。 Thank you， Fonda Lee， for this series， for the Kaul family。 I will think of and love them forever。 "The clan is my blood and the Pillar is its master。" I have loved every minute of this epic saga。 I laughed， I stressed， I cried， I cheered， and with all 3 books， I stayed up way too late， desperate to know how it would end。 This book was everything I wanted and more。 Thank you， Fonda Lee， for this series， for the Kaul family。 I will think of and love them forever。 "The clan is my blood and the Pillar is its master。" 。。。more

Taylor ，

4。5

Keegan Gemmell ，

The clan is my blood and the Pillar is it's master。 The clan is my blood and the Pillar is it's master。 。。。more

Matilda ，

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Mary Floyd ，

What a finale！！！！ This made me feel all the things。

vish ，

i’ll forever scream about how this book made me cry in more than one way but OH MY GOSH IT WAS BEAUTIFUL 😭💕jade legacy was such a big book which spanned close to 30 years with increased focus on the kids as they came of age and the struggles faced by the kaul family as well as other external challenges。 the character development was even more prominent with many powerful scenes between the characters which made me cry several times （the “hilo wtf” moments did not stop， in fact they got worse as i’ll forever scream about how this book made me cry in more than one way but OH MY GOSH IT WAS BEAUTIFUL 😭💕jade legacy was such a big book which spanned close to 30 years with increased focus on the kids as they came of age and the struggles faced by the kaul family as well as other external challenges。 the character development was even more prominent with many powerful scenes between the characters which made me cry several times （the “hilo wtf” moments did not stop， in fact they got worse as the story progressed 😂） as usual， it was very satisfying to read about the cultural and political conflicts which contributed to the plot and left me wondering what would happen next！ the ending was heartbreaking to say the least although i kinda saw it coming。 im going to sorely miss kekon and the kauls 😔 overall， this series was extremely immersive with very strong characters and excellent prose。 in short， jade legacy is an incredible masterpiece and i was utterly engrossed in the story till the very end！！！ 。。。more

Malex ，

I’m having a tough time sorting through my feelings regarding this book because it was not at all what I expected but I think it’s definitely the ending the trilogy needed。 I really wasn’t prepared for it to span 20+ years and sometimes skipping several years from one chapter to the other， it really threw me off the first couple of times it happened。It did make the story a lot more realistic though and allowed us to see how the political situation slowly evolved over time。 It also made room for I’m having a tough time sorting through my feelings regarding this book because it was not at all what I expected but I think it’s definitely the ending the trilogy needed。 I really wasn’t prepared for it to span 20+ years and sometimes skipping several years from one chapter to the other， it really threw me off the first couple of times it happened。It did make the story a lot more realistic though and allowed us to see how the political situation slowly evolved over time。 It also made room for a lot of character growth all around which was really great to witness。Overall this has been a fantastic trilogy and I think on reread this last book might become my favorite of the three。 。。。more

Courtney ，

If I could give this more than 5 stars， I would！ No complaints from me。 Fonda Lee continues to understand the assignment 🙌🙌🙌 Some Scattered Thoughts:The way time moves throughout the series is amazing。 Across all three books the story is not limited to a few months or a year， but spans over several years and decades。 It elevates the story and feels like you are getting the fullest version of events possible。 You are given the time to really see the growth of each character through the years。 If I could give this more than 5 stars， I would！ No complaints from me。 Fonda Lee continues to understand the assignment 🙌🙌🙌 Some Scattered Thoughts:The way time moves throughout the series is amazing。 Across all three books the story is not limited to a few months or a year， but spans over several years and decades。 It elevates the story and feels like you are getting the fullest version of events possible。 You are given the time to really see the growth of each character through the years。 It keeps the pacing throughout such long books feeling easy and adds a little more value to the overall story and characters。 I never felt like my time was wasted reading any particular chapter。The story itself is fantastic and I am absolutely in love with the world built throughout this series。 I do like each of the Kaul's in all their gangster， morally gray glory。 They are neither good or bad people， but are written in such a realistic way as to understand them in the context of the world they are in。 Sometimes they simply feel like the best， most okay option in this complicated world of Green Bone warriors。 It is a joy to keep up with them， even when they majorly stress me out。 Each Kaul tests my patience in their own special ways throughout the series （。。。well， except maybe Anden）。Everything from the Jade system， the writing， the characters， the world building， the politics， the action， the relationship dynamics， and beyond all combine to form an entertaining and intense story that I cannot help but fall into completely。 This one is less action-packed than previous books， but it has its own interesting， crazy moments to keep things exciting （and stressful）。This book wraps things up very nicely， so you don't have to worry about an open ended mess after 700+ pages （not even counting the other two books lol）。 I will miss this world a lot， and the characters even more。 However， I am happy to have the saga conclude in such a neat and satisfying way。 Prepare yourself for some heartbreak and devastation just like in the last two books。 It won't help， but we have to try anyway :（ Wrap Up:Very excited to see what Fonda Lee comes up with next！ I'm definitely a big fan and I loved this whole series。 Each of these three books are on my "favorites" shelf where they belong。 If you haven't read this series yet， start with Jade City ASAP and join the party。 。。。more

Anitha ，

It's been more than a week since I finished this book。 I still can't stop thinking about these characters。 What Fonda Lee did with these characters and their relationships is amazing。 World building isn't as perfect as Jade City for me。 I still have pacing issues but not as much as Jade War。 But characters took these book to different level。 We finally got to see more of Ayt Mada。 I enjoyed every scene she was in。 Ayt Mada and No Peak outwitting one another is one of the best things in this book It's been more than a week since I finished this book。 I still can't stop thinking about these characters。 What Fonda Lee did with these characters and their relationships is amazing。 World building isn't as perfect as Jade City for me。 I still have pacing issues but not as much as Jade War。 But characters took these book to different level。 We finally got to see more of Ayt Mada。 I enjoyed every scene she was in。 Ayt Mada and No Peak outwitting one another is one of the best things in this book。 Character interactions， family dynamics and loyalty between clan members are outstanding。 They made a lasting impact on me。 。。。more

Dana Mack ，

AMAZING！

Jesse ，

This was a masterful conclusion to one of the best trilogies I've ever read。 This tore my insides out and then put me back together。 Please someone call 911 I can't get up and I need life alert。 From the character development to the world-building， from the familial relationships to the political decisions。。。。I'm just stunned。 I already miss this world and this family！！！！ Fonda Lee's writing was immersive， captivating， emotional， and I'll read anything she puts out。 I'm so glad this was my first This was a masterful conclusion to one of the best trilogies I've ever read。 This tore my insides out and then put me back together。 Please someone call 911 I can't get up and I need life alert。 From the character development to the world-building， from the familial relationships to the political decisions。。。。I'm just stunned。 I already miss this world and this family！！！！ Fonda Lee's writing was immersive， captivating， emotional， and I'll read anything she puts out。 I'm so glad this was my first read of 2022 。。。more

Elinor ，

I cannot recommend this series highly enough to any fellow epic fantasy fans， it is one of my favorite things I've read literally ever。 Lee's characters and worldbuilding feel so intensely real， and I would hazard a guess that it is because Lee understands that our world is a complicated mess （both personally and politically） that we are all just trying to come to grips with。 Somehow， she also manages to guide us through the many layers of the No Peak vs。 Mountain war without letting us get lost I cannot recommend this series highly enough to any fellow epic fantasy fans， it is one of my favorite things I've read literally ever。 Lee's characters and worldbuilding feel so intensely real， and I would hazard a guess that it is because Lee understands that our world is a complicated mess （both personally and politically） that we are all just trying to come to grips with。 Somehow， she also manages to guide us through the many layers of the No Peak vs。 Mountain war without letting us get lost。Also， I should state clearly that I absolutely love the Kauls。 Are they a bit questionable sometimes？ Yes。 Would I follow Hilo， Shae， Anden， and Wen to the ends of the earth if they asked？ Also yes。 It has been wonderful to see them change each other and the world over the 20-something years covered in the books。 I'm going to miss them and the city of Janloon now that this series is over。 。。。more

Sophia ，

The Green Bone Saga might be the greatest fantasy series I've ever read。 There may have been other books I enjoyed more， but for me this series is unrivaled in the richness of the world-building， realism of the characters， and intricacies of the plot。 I don't think I've read another series that pulls off political intrigue as successfully and on as global of a scale as this one。 Somehow it manages to be incredibly escapist， while also being one of the most realistic portrayals of human character The Green Bone Saga might be the greatest fantasy series I've ever read。 There may have been other books I enjoyed more， but for me this series is unrivaled in the richness of the world-building， realism of the characters， and intricacies of the plot。 I don't think I've read another series that pulls off political intrigue as successfully and on as global of a scale as this one。 Somehow it manages to be incredibly escapist， while also being one of the most realistic portrayals of human character and political rivalry。 In fact， there is so much world-building and political machination that， with each book clocking in at 500+ pages， there were times where the story dragged for me。 However， every time the payoff remained worth the wait。The Green Bone Saga series follows members of the No Peak clan， an embattled， family-run syndicate that gets their power from rare， magic jade， as they struggle to maintain their relevancy in a nation that's moving away from isolation and into an increasingly globalized world。This saga takes morally gray characters to another level。 There are no "good" or "evil" characters， just political interests， alliances， and rivalries。 The characters are both incredibly flawed， yet sympathetic， and I don't think there was a single one whose chapters I didn't enjoy。While it feels a little bittersweet to close a chapter on this world， the third volume does a remarkable job tying up the stories of all the principal characters from previous books， as well as some new ones - it is a saga after all。 。。。more

Jerald Wesley ，

Incredible。 What a way to end the trilogy。

Victor Sanchez ，

Review pending。 It's good， except for the character of Nico （who somehow managed to be even blander than the Mountain pillar in waiting that I can't remember his name） and I have to talk about the technology evolution， because fuck me: 26 years went from gramophones to cellphones， internet and plasma tv。 Like fuck me， forget the Jade， the scientist were the real MVP of the world。 But seriously， Excellent book and my god， what an Ending。 Again I would give it a 5/5 if it wasn't because of Nico an Review pending。 It's good， except for the character of Nico （who somehow managed to be even blander than the Mountain pillar in waiting that I can't remember his name） and I have to talk about the technology evolution， because fuck me: 26 years went from gramophones to cellphones， internet and plasma tv。 Like fuck me， forget the Jade， the scientist were the real MVP of the world。 But seriously， Excellent book and my god， what an Ending。 Again I would give it a 5/5 if it wasn't because of Nico and other arcs which were。。。 later I would expand。 。。。more

Irati ，

My very first finished book of 2022 is the conclusion to the trilogy that will surely be part of my all-time favorites。I hope that it will bring me happiness in reading this year :）

Somaya Salama ，

I’m so heartbroken， but I love this series so much！ I’m still an emotional mess from that ending， so I can’t form coherent thoughts。 All I’m going to say is， please read this series。 I can’t recommend it enough。 “The clan is my blood， and the Pillar is it’s master” 🙏🏻

Rohan Bhandari ，

Fonda Lee’s Jade Legacy cements The Green Bone Saga as one of the top modern fantasy trilogies。Jade Legacy takes reader for a thrilling and adventurous journey which spans over three decades。 We not only get time to spend with characters from previous books， but also the next generation of Kaul Family。The epic-ness of the books lies in the major events that take place over 3 decades。 But this aspect also brings in limitation for developing new characters。 No doubt the strength of the series lies Fonda Lee’s Jade Legacy cements The Green Bone Saga as one of the top modern fantasy trilogies。Jade Legacy takes reader for a thrilling and adventurous journey which spans over three decades。 We not only get time to spend with characters from previous books， but also the next generation of Kaul Family。The epic-ness of the books lies in the major events that take place over 3 decades。 But this aspect also brings in limitation for developing new characters。 No doubt the strength of the series lies in familial narrative and relationship between characters， but I guess the author could have spent more time developing the next generation and could have skipped few events for it。Nonetheless， it is a series which should not missed for its characters， world building and of course， jade。A 4/5 rating for the entire series。 。。。more

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