A stunning end to this saga. This book covers 20 years worth of time in the Kaul family life as they continue their struggle against the Mountain. Whereas I felt the second book sort of meandered at times, this one felt so on point. At no point did I feel like anything could or should have been cut, and if anything I would have loved to see more (especially of Anden and Niko), which is an amazing accomplishment in a book that is over 700 pages long. I loved revisiting the themes of the cost of revenge and what it means to be trapped in a world of expectations set by your family and culture when you don't fit in. I think it's a stunning end to one of the best fantasy trilogies I've read in a long time. 

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This was, in every way, an absolutely fantastic ending to an amazing series.

How am I supposed to just continue living my life after this?????????? 

I never give 5 star ratings. The Green Bone saga is unbelievably good. The way Fonda Lee makes us care about complicated people who have done AWFUL things, just amazing. This book has some dryer sections involving political stuff but there's always some of that in big series like this. Love love love.

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This book was amazing -- and I loved the entire series. The characters, the worldbuilding, the plot, the actions and the fight scenes, and all the emotions it made me feel. I love this series spanned over twenty years and showed a few different generations. 

What Fonda Lee achieved with Jade Legacy is nothing short of extraordinary. The novel spans a very long time, tracing both the changes in the Kauls and the changes to Janloon and its geopolitical concerns. Lee's background as a corporate strategist and her meticulous research both pay off in spades her. The parallels between her fictional scenarios and the real-world jostling of China, Taiwan / Singapore / Hong Kong, SEA, America, etc lend a valued edge of social commentary to this ambitious family drama (I definitely wriggled, as an Asian-American reader who saw the criticism embedded in how she portrayed the Espenians and the Kekonese-Espenians). I also want to shout out this novel's action sequences, which were tighter and more elegantly plotted than in its predecessors and show just how much Lee has grown since the first novel in the trilogy.  

But of course what truly grounds this story is the family drama centered around the well-realized Kauls. Hilo, Shae, Anden pass through so much grief and growth that made it impossible for me to hold back tears of pride and sadness by the end - and in this novel, they're joined by the younger generation (Niko, Ru, Jaya) who made the most of their limited screentime to attach themselves to my heart. I love the sense that this family exists after the pages end, we were simply lucky enough to observe their dramatic turning point. Anchored, of course, by the indominable Kaul Hilo, who will linger with me for a very long time, in all his forms - the seductive, hotheaded himbo of a Horn; the vengeful grim young Pillar; the wise and grief stricken father who was nonetheless all of his past selves combine. 

Far do your enemies flee, Kaul-jen, and may the gods shine favor on No Peak. 

(And Fonda Lee, for sharing the tales of this family with us)

The conclusion the Fonda Lee's "Greenbone" saga left me staring in the air for a solit 15 min, not know what to do with myself now.
This was phenomenal. What I particularly liked about this, is the fact that we follow our main characters well into their late 50s, early 60s and how their attitudes towards the Kekonese clans, expanding business abroad and what thw best way forward is. There's absolutely heartbreaking parts that end up bringing balc good to the communities.
What stuck with me most, was that we ended the Trilogy like we began. One of the No Peak Greenbones meeting there relatives for Brunch at The Twice Lucky.
Just please go read the Trilogy. Of you're into political intrigues, politics, action packed fighting scenes and keep-you-on-the-edge-of-your-seat twists and turns, the entire Greenbone saga is for you.
Can we please get this adapted to a series?

i demand emotional reparations from Fonda Lee.