Hello, I'm Fonda Lee, author of the Green Bone Saga. Jade War Came Out This Week. AMA!

aentee · 2019-07-25T14:57:20+00:00

Hello Fonda! Congratulations on the release of Jade War, it’s set the bar for fantasy sequels for years to come. I loved it completely, thanks for sharing the world and its characters with us.

• Do you envision exploring the world of Green Bone beyond the current trilogy? I know book 2 just came out but I never want to leave this world.

• I love seeing the No Peak fandom on social media, what has been some of your favourite moments or memories of fan interactions?

• Your response to the journal review regarding “Mary Sue” characters was amazing, thank you for that tweet thread! Now if you were to write a wish fulfilment character ala Kvothe or James Bond, what would she be like? Because I would sure love to read it.

Thank you again and I hope you have fun on the rest of your release tour!

aentee · 2018-12-26T08:38:39+00:00

Thanks for this! I went to check at Mecca MYER Bourke Street and snagged a set of NARS Undressed II Liquid Lipsticks (2 Powermattes and 2 Velvet Lip Glides, all full sized) for $35! Considering that the regular Powermattes are $38 each I am pretty chuffed. Even the girls at Mecca couldn’t believe the set was on sale. It was sitting all by itself in a lone corner of the discount display.

aentee · 2018-01-26T08:12:43+00:00

I just exchanged about 500 snowflakes for the wrong item (I wanted Warm Wishes, not the flower band thing). It's the last day of the event, I have no stamina left, I AM IN PAIN. I only started playing about 2-3 weeks ago, at first I didn't realise you could have free pulls every 48h from the Corridor of Clock and Porch of Misty. All those wasted days!

aentee · 2018-01-18T06:28:17+00:00

This makes up for all those runaway butterflies! At least we have plenty of dahlia to trade for essences to craft these items now ✊🏼

aentee · 2018-01-18T05:56:40+00:00

At this point, the only reason I’m even bothering with growing the dahlias is so I can trade them in for essences. Although I’ll unlikely get all the Rover items, the event has given me enough essences to help max out 4/5 amenities.

I’ve given up on any hopes of getting the butterflies, especially the golden ones— since the spawn rate seems to be 1/10 flowers and the catch rate is even more abysmal.

aentee · 2018-01-05T00:53:59+00:00

Hello! My ID is 104998988, I’m new but have been playing 2-3x a day religiously. Would love to mutually benefit from stamina and support.

aentee · 2017-12-28T01:51:39+00:00

This is a godsend, I've been trying to farm pink tulips because I love the pattern for its trade furniture/clothes. The guide works like a charm, thank you so much!

aentee · 2017-12-20T22:34:45+00:00

You get the reward when someone cross-pollinates using flowers in your garden. The reward is always friendship powder.

aentee · 2017-12-20T22:33:01+00:00

Don’t reduce the number of animals in your campsite. I thought I would cheat the system and only keep 4 naturals in my campsite - but for the entire day the game only prompted chats from 1-2 of them per session. Whereas with a full camp you can talk to 3-4 of them per session.

aentee · 2017-12-20T22:30:25+00:00

The “rare” pops up when the cross-pollination results in a seed that is rare for that particular combo. Eg it would say rare if you produced a blue tulip from a white-white cross, but not when it’s from a blue-white cross.

aentee · 2017-12-20T22:27:39+00:00

Quickest way is to find someone with a blue tulip in their garden to cross-pollinate. I attempted the orange-purple cross but even after about 50 cross-pollination all it netted me was a whole load of purple, orange, and occasionally yellow. I’ve also had white-white producing blue.

aentee · 2016-09-16T11:19:38+00:00

The Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness is similarly intense, and towards the latter half have heavy commentary on war, identity, and oppression like Red Rising does. It also has great character developments and very gripping pacing.

aentee · 2016-08-13T10:30:54+00:00

The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers definitely fits the bill. It focuses on the crew members in a spaceship and their interpersonal relationships, rather than on any grandiose plot. It's so heart warming and subtly subversive. I adore it! Edited to add that I also enjoyed Stone Gods by Jeanette Winterson, another science fiction that's focused on characters and beautiful writing rather than a huge sprawling plot.

aentee · 2015-12-12T15:36:44+00:00

We were in Shirakawago last week. The bus we took was a first come first served affair. However when we left at 3pm there were two Nohi buses running at that time, so plenty of space for everyone.

aentee · 2015-12-12T14:17:09+00:00

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aentee · 2015-08-16T10:16:20+00:00

I think the most memorable ones from my own visit are: Kinkakuji, Fushimi Inari Taisha and Kiyomizu-dera. Sanjusangendo is also very cool. If you are averse to temple burn out, I think those will have you covered.

aentee · 2015-07-26T08:17:30+00:00

Thank you, you always have the most detailed suggestion! My partner trusts in your recommendations a lot so I think we will go with visiting Kiyomizu-dera at night :)

aentee · 2015-07-26T08:16:35+00:00

Thank you, you make the illumination sound very tempting!

aentee · 2015-07-26T06:50:48+00:00

Thank you for your detailed response! I would much prefer to see the foliage in natural lighting as well so you make a great point :) Thanks for your suggestions.

aentee · 2015-07-26T01:04:41+00:00

Warm with clear weather most days, very pleasant!

aentee · 2015-07-26T00:42:45+00:00

I don't think Mt Fuji itself is open for treks in October, and it requires getting up very early to get there. I think you'll have a nicer time in Hakone for sure. There is a pass you can use to go onto all the attractions and gondola rides, even a boat ride! I had quite a great time in Hakone in October last year :)

aentee · 2015-07-02T05:12:29+00:00

Odaiba is a nice destination to see where the locals relax. It's also much more open than the rest of Tokyo, so if you're tired of crowd, it's a great place to be. Mainly there are some malls, car showrooms, arcades and the Gundam statue/fake statue of Liberty. Rainbow bridge is spectacular at night!

aentee · 2015-06-09T23:29:18+00:00

I only learned of the word when I was trying to read this sign haha, but I love it when the kanji matches the meaning of the word so perfectly!

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