Inside the Worlds of Fonda Lee 👀 | Green Bone Saga, The Last Contract of Isako, Breathmarked & More 📚 [EP#47] episode artwork

EPISODE · Jun 5, 2026 · 59 MIN

Inside the Worlds of Fonda Lee 👀 | Green Bone Saga, The Last Contract of Isako, Breathmarked & More 📚 [EP#47]

from Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast · host Jaime Fok and Freya Valerio

We are in AWE of Fonda Lee and still cannot believe we were able to chat with her in this episode! We chat all things Jade City, The Last Contract of Isako, Breathmarked duology and more!Fonda Lee:https://www.instagram.com/fonda.leeBooks Discussed:The Last Contract of Isako - Fonda LeeJade City (Green Bone Saga) - Fonda LeeMark of the Warrior (Breathmarked) - Fonda LeeBreath of the Dragon - Fonda LeeDark Matter - Blake CrouchRhythm of War - Brandon SandersonLong Distance Book Club:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepodWatch our video podcasts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jaime's socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @jaimefokTiktok: @jaime.fokFreya's socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @freyv_readsTiktok: @freyvalerio(00:00) intro(01:08) life on the Isako book tour(04:29) current reads(09:20) Fonda's perfect eggs benedict(10:50) what is The Last Contract of Isako?(12:30) writing about characters in different stages of life(16:42) will we ever revisit Isako?(18:16) writing platonic love vs romantic love(20:45) finding love in a company town(25:00) the impending doom of characters slowly declining(28:00) when your job is your LIFE(30:29) plotting an unpredictable book(33:48) building a rich world in a standalone novel(37:00) the art of physical combat in a book(40:05) film adaptations on the horizon?(41:47) which of your fictional worlds would you live in?(43:21) the transition from corporate to being an author(46:14) the wild google history of an author(49:46) listener questions!(49:58) what's the best starting point to dive into fonda's books?(50:50) how do you decide what is a standalone vs series?(52:16) how do you come up with the names for characters and places?(54:51) this or that!(54:59) who would win in a fight, isako or hilo?(56:18) no more eggs benedict or no more caffeine?(57:03) revenge arcs or redemption arcs?

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