Where to Start with Fonda Lee
- Best entry point → Jade City
- Best standalone → The Book of Witches
- Start The Green Bone Saga #0.75 series → Jade Shards
- What fans keep coming back to → Jade War
- Best narrator for Fonda Lee → Jade Legacy
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Jade Legacy
The Green Bone Saga • Book 3
by Fonda Lee
Narrated by Andrew Kishino
★ 4.65 ABR Score (49.3K ratings)★ 4.62 Goodreads (47.0K) ★ 4.79 Audible (2.3K)More about this pick
Kishino concludes Lee's Green Bone saga as magical jade spreads globally, forcing Kekon's warrior clans to adapt their ancient traditions to international politics and modern warfare.
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Jade City
The Green Bone Saga • Book 1
by Fonda Lee
Narrated by Andrew Kishino
★ 4.31 ABR Score (118.7K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (114.6K) ★ 4.39 Audible (4.1K)More about this pick
Andrew Kishino captures the intricate clan politics and martial arts action as jade-powered warriors battle for control of their island home in this Asian-inspired urban fantasy.
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Jade Shards
The Green Bone Saga #0.75
by Fonda Lee
Narrated by Andrew Kishino
★ 4.20 ABR Score (3.8K ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (3.7K) ★ 4.5 Audible (109)More about this pick
Four prequel stories explore the Green Bone Saga's backstory, including Ayt Mada's orphaned academy days and her friendship with warrior-in-training Aun Ure. Andrew Kishino's performance adds depth to these character origins.
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The Book of Witches
by Jonathan Strahan, Linda D. Addison, P. Djèlí Clark, Kathleen Jennings, Tade Thompson, Ken Liu, Darcie Little Badger, Andrea Hairston, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Cassandra Khaw, Tobi Ogundiran, Kelly Robson, C.L. Clark, Millie Ho, Indrapramit Das, Saad Z. Hossain, Garth Nix, Premee Mohamed, Maureen F. McHugh, Andrea Stewart, Tochi Onyebuchi, Sheree Renée Thomas, Angela Slatter, Fonda Lee, Usman T. Malik, E. Lily Yu, Miyuki Jane Pinckard, Emily Y. Teng, Amal El-Mohtar, Alyssa Winans
Narrated by Vikas Adam, Anniwaa Buachie, Rainy Fields, Eva Kaminsky, Johnathan McClain, Vyvy Nguyen, Deryn Oliver, Logan Rozos, Bahni Turpin
★ 3.80 ABR Score (692 ratings)★ 3.46 Goodreads (690) ★ 3 Audible (2)More about this pick
Thirty authors reimagine witchcraft across cultures and genres in this ambitious anthology. Multiple narrators handle the diverse voices, though the collection's uneven quality shows in both writing and performance.
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