Jade City
- 403
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
- World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
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About the book
Jade City is a 2017 fantasy novel by Fonda Lee. It is the first novel in the Green Bone Saga and was followed by Jade War (2019) and Jade Legacy (2021). A prequel novella, The Jade Setter of Janloon, was released in 2022; and a collection of short stories, Jade Shards, was released in 2023. The novel received critical praise, winning the 2018 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, the 2018 Aurora Award for Best Novel, and was a finalist for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novel.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 981 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 84% of the weight and the score stays at 8.2 — the Rankings average of 7.8 barely moves it. A further +0.10 comes from the small bonus for major awards.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 6 | 1% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 975 | 99% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“I FINALLY FINISHED THIS. half of the book was such a slog to get through and i honestly would have dnf'd if i didn't buy the entire trilogy at once like an insane person. still not sure why i did that, but at least now i probably won't sell the books like i was thinking of doing until this one finally picked up. the worldbuilding and setting is the strongest part of this novel for sure– characters felt a little flat (love Hilo though), and the prose occasionally got on my nerves in the way of its VEHEMENT insistence on telling and not showing. it sort of felt like the author didn't have much…”
Frequently asked
What is Jade City rated?
8.2 out of 10, from 981 reader ratings across 2 independent sources.
Is Jade City worth reading?
Readers give it 8.2/10 from 981 ratings in open sources.
How long does it take to read Jade City?
About 7 hours at an average reading pace — 403 pages.