Fonda Lee
1 universe Last reviewed 2026-08-06
Fonda Lee is a Canadian-American author born March 10, 1979, in Calgary, Alberta, who earned an MBA from Stanford University and worked as a corporate strategist before becoming a full-time writer; she is also an accomplished martial artist holding black belts in karate and kung fu. She debuted with the young-adult novel Zeroboxer (2015) and the Exo duology (2017-2018), and is best known for her adult debut Jade City (2017), which launched The Green Bone Saga trilogy and won the 2018 World Fantasy Award and Aurora Award, followed by Jade War (2019) and Jade Legacy (2021), which won the 2022 Locus Award; the trilogy was a 2022 Hugo Award finalist for Best Series and Jade City was named to Time magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time. She has since published the novella Untethered Sky (2023) and collaborates with Shannon Lee, daughter of Bruce Lee, on young-adult fantasy novels inspired by Bruce Lee's writings, including Breath of the Dragon (2025). Lee currently resides in the Boston area.
Universe(s)
- Core Canon books: 3
- Current rank: #73 in the official ranking
- Weighted average: 4.26
- Award recognitions: 4 won, 7 finalist mention, 1 nomination
Books
Aggregate across all universes
- Total Core Canon books across all universes: 3 books
- Award recognitions across all universes: 12 (4 won, 7 finalist mention, 1 nomination)
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Jade City (2017) · Green Bone Saga Core Canon
Jade War (2019) · Green Bone Saga Core Canon
Jade Legacy (2021) · Green Bone Saga Core Canon
The Jade Setter of Janloon (2022) · Green Bone Saga Expanded Canon
Jade Shards (2023) · Green Bone Saga Expanded Canon