Mercy Kill Arrangement: Of a mundane variety - Eiten wants Hilo to kill him after he has been crippled, because he sees himself as useless to the clan. Hilo argues that he still has things to live for, but promises that if he still doesn't want to live by the end of the next year, they'll honor Eiten's wishes. When Eiten and his wife visit Hilo after his grandfather's funeral, he asks Hilo if he would still be willing to go through with it, but only because he wanted to make sure that Hilo was willing to keep his promises. Jade City is a 2017 gangster fantasy novel by Fonda Lee. It won the World Fantasy Award in 2018 and is the first in the Green Bone Saga trilogy, followed by Jade War and Jade Legacy. Officially the country is a constitutional monarchy, ruled by a Prince whose role is only ceremonial, and all political power invested in the Royal Council, a unicameral elected legislature. Enemy Mine: Kekon and Shotar are Espenia's most important allies in the region of the East Amaric Ocean, a situation vastly complicated by the fact that up until 25 years before the start of the series, Kekon was under the brutal yoke of Shotarian Imperial occupation and they have very much not forgotten. To say this complicates matters for the Espenians would be a huge understatement.

Disclaimer: I received a finished proof of Jade War in exchange for an honest review and my participation in a blog tour. Not Only Blood. Before he was the heir apparent of the No Peak clan, Kaul Lan challenged his grandfather and clan patriarch to help a boy who had lost everything. Lee has created an entire modern world here, complete and round with its own history, customs, traditions, language. In Jade City she built it up and tore it down again. And in her newest, Jade War, she shakes up the pieces that remain and sets half the world on fire. A Tragedy of Impulsiveness: When he and Cheeky are sent on a mission to shoot up the Lilac Divine, Bero spots Lan and decides to kill him. While the hit fails, the exertion of the fight causes Lan to undergo a Heroic RRoD, making him fall into the river and drown. His death is what pushes Hilo and the No Peak clan into going to war with the Mountain clan.

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Yakuza: The Green Bone Clans are a combination of this and The Mafia (see above). Like the Yakuza, the Clans operate in the open, maintaining both legitimate business interests and a violent street presence.

Special thanks to my Patrons on Patreon for giving me extra support towards my passion for reading and reviewing!Fantasy Counterpart Culture: While Kekon is not inspired by any one Asian country, the foreign powers in the setting do closely resemble some real world inspirations: Phlebotinum Overdose: When a person is exposed to more jade than they can safely handle, they begin exhibiting physiological and psychological symptoms such as increased heart rate, fever, paranoia, and so forth. In some cases, prolonged exposure can lead to the Itches, which is often fatal. The international war ends with an Ygutanian victory. The Mountain Clan takes in barukan refugees, swelling their numbers. Shae confronts Ayt Mada, and the conflict between the Mountain and No Peak resumes. Bero joins up with resistance fighters within Janloon who plan to overthrow the city's clan system.