- First published
- 2017
- Audience
- Adult
- Series position
- 1 of 3
- Series status
- Complete series
- Commitment
- Medium series
- Profile basis
- Individual book
- Series
- The Green Bone Saga
Taste profile
At a glance
- Tone
- Political
- Pace
- Measured
- Magic
- Medium
- Prose
- Moderate
- Romance
- Subplot
Two powerful clans struggle for control of a modernizing island where jade grants power.
Jade City is a high political and character anchor whose urban-modern setting distinguishes it from medieval court fantasy with similar intensity values.
Best if you want
- Family drama inseparable from political strategy.
- A modern secondary world with martial-arts magic.
Think twice if you need
- A single hero or clear moral sides.
- A medieval quest structure.
Fantasy Fit Matrix
Jade City
Individual book / political tone / measured pace
Taste intensity
Political intrigue
5/ 5
Darkness
4/ 5
Character focus
5/ 5
Plot complexity
4/ 5
Worldbuilding depth
5/ 5
Taste categories
- Prose difficulty
- ModerateAccessible / Moderate / Literary
- Romance role
- SubplotNone / Subplot / Major thread / Central
- Magic presence
- MediumLow / Medium / High
- Magic-system type
- HardNone / Soft / Hard / Hybrid
Reading commitment
- Series status
- Complete series
- Series commitment
- Medium series
- 3 published books
Outside the score
Reader context
Audience and content guidance help prevent unsuitable matches. They do not change what a Matrix value means.
- Intended audience
- Adult
- Profile basis
- Individual book
- The Matrix values describe this volume, not an average for the whole series.
- Series context
- The Green Bone Saga
- Volume 1 of 3 published books.
Reader advisories
- Violence
- Sexual content
- Strong language
- Grief and loss
This is practical guidance, not an exhaustive content-warning list.
Data quality
Editorial record
Matrix v1.0 / calibrated / high confidence / reviewed 2026-07-22
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