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July 28, 2025
Streets of Jade: the Green Bone Saga RPG
Sharp blades. Sharp suits. A sacred stone granting mythic martial prowess. Wǔxiá action meets gangster warfare in STREETS OF JADE: the Green Bone Saga RPG!
After years of development, I’m thrilled to share that the Green Bone Saga is being adapted into a tabletop roleplaying game by Evil Hat Productions, created by veteran game designer James Mendez Hodes (Avatar Legends, Thousand Arrows, and Scion) and myself, based on the Paragon system.
Contributors include Sen-Foong Lim (writer, systems consultant), Guangyao Un (writer), Carly Ho (writer), Lydia Suen (writer), Sophia Babai (writer), Mary Rose Valentine (writer), Lex Leone (writer, cultural consultant), Cris Viana (graphic design, layout), Jacky Leung (copy editor). Also credited are Hannah Elizabeth Baker (cover artist), Sean Nittner and John Harper (PARAGON System original design), Chris Hanrahan (business development), Tom Lommel (marketing manager), Sean Nittner (project manager), and Fred Hicks (product developer).
Read more about the game development process in the exclusive interview with Rascal, and sign up to playtest.
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July 17, 2025
Presenting the Gold Edition of the Green Bone Saga
I couldn’t be more excited to announce that Orbit Gold is releasing a special edition boxed set of the Green Bone Saga. Trust me when I say the images below don’t even do these books justice. The beautiful slipcase art is by one of my favorite fantasy genre artists, Tommy Arnold. The clothbound naked hardcovers are designed by Orbit’s art director, Lauren Panepinto, and feature colored endpapers, foiling, and cloth ribbon. The maps by Tim Paul have been updated and improved. Each copy of Jade City is signed by yours truly. In short, they’re gorgeous editions.
The Gold edition of the Green Bone Saga is available for pre-order at a 20% discount on the Orbit US and Orbit UK websites only and will be released on August 26, 2025. At this time, Orbit ships to the continental US, UK, and Canada. (Note: Canadians will need to order through the UK site.)
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Breath of the Dragon is one of Google’s favorite books of 2025 so far
Breath of the Dragon is on Google’s list of “Our Favorite Reads of 2025 So Far.” There’s some excellent SF&F on this list including books by Robert Jackson Bennett, Joe Abercrombie, Daryl Gregory, John Scalzi & more, so it’s a good place to find your next read.
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May 2, 2025
Green Bone Saga Reissued With New Covers
The Green Bone Saga is being reissued in trade paperback with brand new covers! I’ve had my eye on the work of artist Tommy Pocket for years, and I couldn’t be happier with what he’s created. As soon as I laid eyes on them, I instantly felt that these are the covers I’ve always wanted and that the books were meant to have. They’ll hit shelves on September 9, 2025 in the U.S., U.K., and Canada, and you can pre-order them now.
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January 16, 2025
Breath of the Dragon Hits the Bestseller Lists Upon Release
WOW. Breath of the Dragon hit the New York Times, the USA Today, and the Indie bestseller lists upon release! Enormously thankful to my co-author Shannon Lee for trusting me with this story, our entire publishing team at Wednesday Books, and the booksellers, reviewers, and readers who’ve supported the book!
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August 16, 2024
Untethered Sky a finalist for the British Fantasy Award
Untethered Sky is a finalist for the British Fantasy Award for Best Novella! I’m grateful to the organizers and jurors for my very first BFA nomination. Congratulations to all the finalists, which you can learn more about here.
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August 11, 2024
Untethered Sky wins the 2024 Aurora Award
Untethered Sky has won the 2024 Aurora Award for Best Novelette/Novella! This year’s ballot representing the best of Canadian science fiction and fantasy was especially strong, making this a true honor from the voters of the CSFFA. See the full list of winners here.
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May 23, 2024
Green Bone Saga special editions from The Broken Binding
The Green Bone Saga is the subscription series pick for The Broken Binding this July through September! These special editions are in excellent hands with Petrik Leo as art director, and they will feature brand new covers, sprayed edges, illustrated end sheets and more. After subscription copies are shipped (see here for subscription info), any leftover sets will be go up for general sale in early 2025.
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Officially licensed Green Bone Saga merchandise now available
Exciting news! You can bring home a souvenir of your trip to the Twice Lucky, show off your Kaul Du Academy alumni swag, or proclaim your No Peak clan allegiance with officially-licensed Green Bone Saga apparel and mugs, available from The Marauder’s Market.
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Cover reveal for Breath of the Dragon
Breath of the Dragon is a Bruce Lee-inspired YA fantasy novel that I co-wrote with Shannon Lee, coming January 2025 from Wednesday Books! Behold the beautiful cover by Kiuyan Ran. Preorder here.
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