![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There’s the older brother who is the head of the gang, newly appointed to the role. ![]() In Janloon, there are two main gangs that control the source of jade, and the book follows the family that runs one of those gangs, the Kauls. It took me a little while (about 50 pages or so) to land on the author’s wavelength, but once I did? Wow. When I first started reading it, I wasn’t sure how I felt about it. That price isn’t just the cost of doing business and running jade and doing what it takes to consolidate power in the city it also exacts a price if you use it wrongly.Įven for those who are used to it, when they take off their jade, and put it back on later, they’ll have a brief moment of nausea, where it takes them a few minutes to get their bearings. On Janloon, the Jade City in question, jade isn’t just a piece of jewelry, but a source of magic - magic that comes, of course, at a price. Are there LGBT characters? Yes, a principal point of view characterīrief summary / book review: Picture a noir gang story set in the 1940’s, in a city that’s Hong Kong-ish, and you get the general atmosphere of the book (note: I am way underselling it, but this is just meant to give you the gist). ![]()
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