

But I kept thinking about it off and on for another year. I ended up writing another story as my submission piece and the premise for Jade City remained in my notebook along with many other unused ideas. Jade City.” And then I called it a “wuxia gangster saga” that “takes place in a modern world with guns and cars, but where combat is hand-to-hand and power rests with those that have jade.” That was all I had: just a concept, no characters or plot. In one of my old writing notebooks, there are a few lines that date to mid-2013 when I was brainstorming ideas for what I would write as a submission piece to the Viable Paradise writers workshop. How did the premise come together for you? All of this takes place on the island of Kekon, a modern, Asia-inspired metropolis. Jade City is the start of an epic gangster fantasy saga centered on a family of Green Bone warriors, the Kauls, and their involvement in a clan war over magic jade that amplifies their fighting powers. Born and raised in Canada, Lee is a black belt martial artist, a former corporate strategist, and action movie aficionado who now lives in Portland, Oregon with her family. Series: The Tales of Gorlen Vizenfirtheįonda Lee is the award-winning author of the YA science fiction novels Zeroboxer and Exo.Series: From the Lost Travelers’ Tour Guide.

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