JADE SHARDS

World Fantasy Award and Locus Award-winning author Fonda Lee returns to the world of the acclaimed Green Bone Saga in JADE SHARDS, a collection of four prequel short stories delving into the personal histories of the Kaul and Ayt families that rule the island of Kekon and control the magical jade that grants clan warriors their incredible abilities.

Long before she was the ruthless leader of the Mountain clan, Ayt Mada was an orphan without friends at school except for one: Aun Ure, a teenage girl already feared and renowned as an assassin but yearning for a simpler life. Before he was the heir apparent of the No Peak clan, Kaul Lan was a young man who stood up to his grandfather and clan patriarch to help a boy who tragically lost everything. Before they were married, Kaul Hilo and Maik Wen were a young couple facing long odds: the son of a top Green Bone clan in love with a stone-eye girl from a disreputable family. Before she left and returned to Kekon, Kaul Shae was the apple of her grandfather's eye...as well as a daring secret informer to a foreign country. Fonda Lee is the author of the epic urban fantasy Green Bone Saga (beginning with Jade City and continuing in Jade War and the forthcoming Jade Legacy) and the science fiction novels Zeroboxer, Exo and Cross Fire. Fonda is a winner of the World Fantasy Award, as well as a three-time winner of the Aurora Award (Canada's national science fiction and fantasy award), and a multiple finalist for the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and the Oregon Book Award. Her novels have garnered multiple starred reviews, been included on numerous state reading lists, named Junior Library Guild selections, and appeared on Best of Year lists from NPR, Barnes & Noble, Syfy Wire, and others. In addition, she has written acclaimed short fiction and comic books for Marvel. She is a frequent speaker and instructor at writing workshops including Viable Paradise and Clarion West. Fonda is a former corporate strategist and black belt martial artist who loves action movies and Eggs Benedict. Born and raised in Canada, she currently resides in Portland, Oregon.