I love it when the novel I'm doing the maps for allow me to do something that isn't a standard fantasy map. I love doing those. But it's fun when you can work outside of that.

Jade City, by Fonda Lee is a novel that is comparable to Earth in the 1970's. Jade is mined and shaped, for its mystical/magical properties and how those who train with it enhance their abilities.

I did the island map as something you might find in a textbook. The city map was a page ripped out from a large spiral bound atlas.



It's really great to see so many novels that are pushing the idea that fantasy is more than elves, dwarves and dragons. There will always be a big place in my heart for elves and dragons. It's just great to see fantasy grow and redefine it's self.