<p><b><font></b><b>WINNER OF THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD</font></b><br><br><b><font></b><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<br><br><b>''Gripping!'' </b>ANN LECKIE, author of <i>Ancillary Justice </i>and <i>The Raven Tower</i><br><br><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><br><br>*****Shortlisted for the Nebula Awards, the Locus Awards, the Aurora Awards, the Sunburst Awards and an Amazon.com Best Book of the Month*****</font><br><br><b>TWO CRIME FAMILIES, ONE SOURCE OF POWER: JADE.</b><br><br> 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 fam