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Fonda Lee

Fonda Lee(born March 10, 1979) is a Canadian-American[1]author ofspeculative fiction.She is best known for writingThe Green Bone Saga,the first of which,Jade City,[2]won the 2018World Fantasy Awardand was named one of the 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time byTimemagazine.[3][4]The Green Bone Sagawas also included onNPR's list, "50 Favorite Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of the Past Decade".[5]

Fonda Lee
Lee in 2024
Lee in 2024
Born(1979-03-10)March 10, 1979(age 45)
Calgary,Alberta,Canada
OccupationAuthor
EducationStanford University(MBA)
GenreSpeculative fiction
Notable worksThe Green Bone Saga
Website
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Biography

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Lee was born and raised inCalgary, Alberta, Canadaand currently resides in Portland, Oregon in the United States.[1][6]She attendedStanford Universitywhere she earned her MBA.[6]Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as a corporate strategist.[1]Lee is a martial artist and has earned black belts inkarateandkung fu.[1][6]

Career

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Lee's debut young adult science fiction novel,Zeroboxer,was published byFlux Booksand nominated for the 2016Andre Norton Award.[7]It received positive reviews fromPublishers WeeklyandKirkus Reviews,which described it as "top-notch science fiction and a great sports novel too".[8][9]

Lee'sExoseries for young adults was published byScholasticbeginning in 2017 with the first volume,Exo,which was well received by critics, was nominated for the 2017Andre Norton Award,and won the 2018Aurora Award for Best YA Novelin a tie.[7][10][11][12][13]The second volume,Cross Fire,was published in 2018, was nominated for the 2019Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel,and won the 2019Aurora Award for Best YA Novel.[7][14][15][16]

Her 2017 short story "Old Souls",was published inWhere the Stars Rise: Asian Science Fiction & Fantasy,and was nominated for the 2018Aurora Awardfor Best Short Fiction and the 2018World Fantasy Awardfor Best Short Fiction.[17][18]Her 2020 short story, "I (28M) Created a Deepfake Girlfriend and Now My Parents Think We're Getting Married", was nominated for the 2020Locus Awardfor Best Short Story.[19]

Herdebut novelfor adults,Jade City,the first inThe Green Bone Saga,was published byOrbit Booksin 2017 to critical acclaim.[2][20][21][22]Jade Citywon the 2018World Fantasy AwardandAurora Awardfor Best Novel, and was nominated for the 2018Nebula Award for Best Noveland 2018Locus Awardfor Best Fantasy Novel.[3][13][18][23]Jade Citywas included onTimemagazine's list "The Best Fantasy Books of All Time".[4]The second in the series,Jade War,published in 2019, received a starred review and weekly pick status fromPublishers Weekly,a starred review fromKirkus Reviews,and was nominated for theLocus Award,Dragon Award,Aurora Award,andIgnyte Award.[19][24][25][26][27][28][29]The concluding third volume of the series,Jade Legacy,was published in 2021 and also received acclaim from readers and critics, earning a starred review and weekly pick fromPublishers Weekly,a starred review fromLibrary Journal,the 2022Locus Awardfor Best Fantasy Novel and the 2022Aurora Awardfor Best Novel, and a nomination for theDragon Awardfor Best Novel.[30][31][32][33][34]The Green Bone Sagaseries as a whole has also earned praise, earning a nomination for theHugo Awardfor Best Series and being included onNPR's list, "50 Favorite Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of the Past Decade".[5][35]In 2022,Subterranean Presspublished Lee's standalonenovellaset prior to the events ofThe Green Bone SagaentitledThe Jade Setter of Janloon.[36]

In 2020, it was announced that a TV series based onJade Citywas being developed atPeacock,with Lee serving as a consulting producer.[37]In July 2022, it was announced that Peacock had canceled the project, but Lee shared on Twitter that the team were seeking another service to take it up.[38]

Lee's new fantasynovellaUntethered Skywas published byTorin April 2023.[39][40]

In December 2022, Lee announced that she was collaborating withShannon Lee(no relation), the daughter of the late actor and martial artistBruce Lee,on a series of young adult fantasy novels inspired by Bruce Lee's writings called theGuardian of the Scrollduology.[41]The first book will be published in January 2025 byWednesday Books.[42]

In March 2023, Orbit Books announced that it had acquired the rights to Fonda Lee's "cyberpunk samurai space opera" novelThe Last Contract of Isako,which is scheduled for winter 2025.[43]

Awards

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Year Nominee Award Category Result Ref
2016 Zeroboxer Nebula Award Andre Norton Award Finalist [7]
2018 Exo Aurora Award YA Novel Won (tie) [13]
Nebula Award Andre Norton Award Finalist [7][12]
Jade City Aurora Award Novel Won [13]
Nebula Award Novel Shortlisted [12]
Locus Award Fantasy Novel Nominated [23]
World Fantasy Awards Novel Won (tie) [18][44]
“Old Souls” Aurora Award Short Fiction Shortlisted [13]
World Fantasy Awards Short Fiction Shortlisted [18][44]
2019 Cross Fire Aurora Award YA Novel Won [16]
Locus Award Young Adult Book Nominated [15]
2020 "I (28M) Created a Deepfake Girlfriend" Locus Award Short Story Nominated [19]
Jade War Aurora Award Novel Shortlisted [27]
Dragon Awards Fantasy Novel Shortlisted [26]
Ignyte Awards Novel - Adult Shortlisted [28][29]
Locus Award Fantasy Novel Nominated [19]
2022 Jade Legacy Aurora Award Novel Won [33]
Dragon Awards Fantasy Novel Shortlisted [34]
Locus Award Fantasy Novel Won [32]
The Green Bone Saga Hugo Award Series Shortlisted [35]

Bibliography

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Standalone Novels

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Exoseries

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The Green Bone Saga

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Prequels

  1. The Jade Setter of Janloon(Subterranean Press,2022) – standalone prequel novella
  2. Jade Shards(Subterranean Press,2023) – collection of 4 prequel short stories

Main series

  1. Jade City(Orbit Books,2017)
  2. Jade War(Orbit Books,2019)
  3. Jade Legacy(Orbit Books,2021)

Short fiction

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  • "Universal Print"[1],first published inCrossed Genres,issue #26 (2015)
  • "Spectral"[2],first published inPerihelion(2016)
  • "Old Souls",first published inWhere the Stars Rise: Asian Science Fiction & Fantasy(2017)
  • "Welcome to the Legion of Six", first published inThe Overcast,issue #102 (2019)
  • "I (28M) Created a Deepfake Girlfriend and Now My Parents Think We're Getting Married"[3],first published inMIT Technology Review(2020).
  • "The Eternal Cocktail Party of the Damned"[4],first published inUncanny Magazine,issue #46 (2022)
  • Untethered Sky,novella,Tor(2023)

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcdColeman, Christian A. (January 25, 2018)."Interview: Fonda Lee".Lightspeed.RetrievedMarch 9,2018.
  2. ^ab"Vibrantly Constructed Fantasy: Jade City by Fonda Lee".Tor.November 7, 2017.RetrievedMarch 9,2018.
  3. ^ab"Where to read 2018's Nebula Awards nominees online".The Verge.RetrievedMarch 9,2018.
  4. ^ab"The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time".Time.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  5. ^abMayer, Petra (August 18, 2021)."We asked, you answered: Your 50 favorite sci-fi and fantasy books of the past decade".NPR.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  6. ^abc"Fonda Lee: When the Alien Invaders Win (excerpts)".Locus.July 16, 2018.
  7. ^abcde"Nebula Awards Nominees and Winners: Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Nebula Awards - The Nebula Awards".The Nebula Awards.RetrievedMarch 9,2018.
  8. ^"Children's Book Review: Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee".PublishersWeekly.RetrievedMarch 9,2018.
  9. ^"Zeroboxer".Kirkus Reviews.January 20, 2015.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  10. ^"EXO by Fonda Lee".Kirkus Reviews.October 19, 2016.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  11. ^"Exo by Fonda Lee".Publishers Weekly.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  12. ^abc"2017 Nebula Awards".Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. (SFWA).May 19, 2018.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  13. ^abcde"2018 Aurora Awards Winners".Locus.October 8, 2018.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  14. ^"Cross Fire an Exo Novel".Kirkus Reviews.March 5, 2018.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  15. ^ab"2019 Locus Awards Finalists".Locus.May 7, 2019.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  16. ^ab"2019 Aurora Awards Winners".Locus.October 20, 2019.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  17. ^"2018 Aurora Awards".sfadb.
  18. ^abcd2018 World Fantasy Awards WinnersatLocus;published November 4, 2018
  19. ^abcd"2020 Locus Awards Winners".Locus.June 27, 2020.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  20. ^"Jade City by Fonda Lee".Publishers Weekly.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  21. ^"Jade City by Fonda Lee".Kirkus Reviews.October 11, 2017.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  22. ^Gutterman, Annabel (October 15, 2020)."Jade City by Fonda Lee".Time.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  23. ^ab"2018 Locus Awards Winners".Locus.June 23, 2018.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  24. ^"Jade War by Fonda Lee".Publishers Weekly.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  25. ^"Jade War by Fonda Lee".Kirkus Reviews.July 1, 2019.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  26. ^ab"2020 Dragon Awards Winners".Locus.September 8, 2020.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  27. ^ab"2020 Aurora Awards Winners".Locus.August 7, 2020.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  28. ^ab"Ignyte Awards Winners".Locus.October 18, 2020.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  29. ^abLewis, L. D. (October 17, 2020)."Results: The 2020 Ignyte Awards".FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  30. ^"Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee".Publishers Weekly.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  31. ^Chadwick, Kristi (August 1, 2021)."Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee".Library Journal.RetrievedAugust 18,2022.
  32. ^ab"2022 Locus Awards Winners".Locus.June 25, 2022.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  33. ^ab"2022 Aurora Awards Winners".Locus.August 15, 2022.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  34. ^ab"2022 Dragon Awards Ballot".Locus.August 11, 2022.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  35. ^abWorld Science Fiction Society (WSFS) (April 7, 2022)."2022 Hugo Awards".The Hugo Awards.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  36. ^"The Jade Setter of Janloon by Fonda Lee".Publishers Weekly.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  37. ^Petski, Denise (August 12, 2020)."'Jade City' TV Series Based on Books In Works At Peacock From Dave Kalstein, Breck Eisner & Dean Georgaris ".Deadline.RetrievedAugust 16,2020.
  38. ^Edwards, Molly (July 5, 2022)."Peacock cancels adaptation of award-winning fantasy book years into development".GamesRadar.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  39. ^"The Monster That Kills Other Monsters: AnnouncingUntethered Skyby Fonda Lee ".Tor.February 23, 2022.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  40. ^Publishing, Tor com."Untethered Sky".Tordotcom Publishing.RetrievedJune 9,2023.
  41. ^Lee, Fonda (December 1, 2022)."Announcing the Guardian of the Scroll duology in collaboration with Shannon Lee".Fonda Lee.RetrievedJune 9,2023.
  42. ^"Breath of the Dragon".MacMillan.
  43. ^Team, The Orbit (March 1, 2023)."Acquisition Announcement: THE LAST CONTRACT OF ISAKO by Fonda Lee".Orbit Books.RetrievedJune 9,2023.
  44. ^abWorld Fantasy Convention (November 4, 2018)."World Fantasy Awards 2018".RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
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