Jade City

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Beschreibung

<p><b>WINNER OF THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD</b></p><p><b>PAPERBACK REISSUE WITH NEW COVER ART</b></p><p><b>'An epic drama reminiscent of the best classic Hong Kong gangster films but set in a fantasy metropolis so gritty and well-imagined that you'll forget you're reading a book' </b>KEN LIU</p><p><b>'Gripping!' </b>ANN LECKIE, author of <i>Ancillary Justice </i>and <i>The Raven Tower</i></p><p><b>'Lee's astute worldbuilding raises the stakes for her vivid and tautly-described action scenes' </b>SCOTT LYNCH, author of <i>The Lies of Locke Lamora</i></p><p>*****Shortlisted for the Nebula Awards, the Locus Awards, the Aurora Awards, the Sunburst Awards and an [...] Best Book of the Month*****</p><p><b>TWO CRIME FAMILIES, ONE SOURCE OF POWER: JADE.</b></p><p>Jade is the lifeblood of the city of Janloon - a stone that enhances a warrior's natural strength and speed. Jade is mined, traded, stolen and killed for, controlled by the ruthless No Peak and Mountain families.<br> When a modern drug emerges that allows anyone - even foreigners - to wield jade, simmering tension between the two families erupts into open violence. The outcome of this clan war will determine the fate of all in the families, from their grandest patriarch to even the lowliest runner on the streets.<br><br><b><i>Jade City</i> is an epic tale of blood, family, honour, and of those who live and die by ancient laws in a changing world.</b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780356510514

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

198 x 123 x 40 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Verlag / Hersteller

Little, Brown Book Group