![]() Agent: Jim McCarthy, Dystel, Goderich & Bourret. The result will be a treat for die-hard fans and series completionists. There’s no grand unifying theme to these offerings beyond their setting, with moods ranging from wistful and distant to passionate and immediate, but all grant welcome glimpses into what makes these favorite characters tick. Finally, the tense “Granddaughter Cormorant” chronicles Kaul Shae’s earliest involvement in foreign affairs and espionage. In the surprisingly spicy “Better Than Jade,” the spotlight turns to the unlikely yet unwavering romance between No Peak’s Kaul Hilo and the stone-eye, or non–magic user, Maik Wen as it first blossoms. “Not Only Blood” shows how the orphan Anden came to be adopted into the No Peak clan. That’s how long Portland author Fonda Lee has been immersed in the world of her Green Bone Saga fantasy trilogy, which centers on a clan battling for control of the fictional Asian island of. “The Witch and Her Friend” looks at the school days of terrifying Mountain matriarch Ayt Mada. All explore revelatory moments in some of Lee’s most pivotal characters’ pasts. ![]() These four solid fantasy shorts, three of which were previously published through Lee’s Patreon, serve as prequel to the Green Bone Saga series, which concluded with 2021’s Jade Legacy. ![]()
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