by Fonda Lee
First published 2017
The Kaul family are the powerful Green Bone warriors of Kekon, using jade to enhance their magical abilities. But as the nation's civil war ends, a new threat emerges: a drug that allows anyone to wield jade, disrupting the Kauls' control. When tensions flare between the Kauls and their rivals, the Ayt family, the island erupts into open violence. In this rapidly changing nation, the outcome of the clan war will determine the fate of all Green Bones - and the future of Kekon itself.
Genres: fiction, fantasy, action, political-thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, power-dynamics
528 pages · Paperback · Orbit
Content warnings: violence