Jade Shards

Jade Shards gathers four prequel short stories set in the world of Fonda Lee's Green Bone Saga, where clans on the island of Kekon wield jade-fuelled martial power. Each story goes back to the early life of a figure readers meet later in the series, and the collection opens with an introduction and story notes by the author.

In "The Witch and Her Friend", Ayt Mada is an orphan long before she leads the Mountain clan, and her one friend at school is Aun Ure, a feared teenage assassin who wants a simpler life. "Not Only Blood" follows Kaul Lan, who defies his grandfather to help a boy who has lost everything.

"Better Than Jade" follows Kaul Hilo and Maik Wen, a young couple from rival backgrounds who face long odds before their marriage. "Granddaughter Cormorant" shows Kaul Shae as her grandfather's favourite, secretly informing for a foreign country before she leaves Kekon and returns.

The stories first appeared for Patreon supporters and were later collected by Subterranean Press in 2023. An audiobook edition is narrated by Andrew Kishino. Readers new to the series may prefer to start with Jade City.