**Fonda Lee returns to the acclaimed Green Bone Saga with four prequel short stories that delve into the personal histories of the Kaul and Ayt families.** ***The Witch and Her Friend.* * ***Before she was the ruthless leader of the Mountain clan, Ayt Mada was an orphan without friends at school except for Aun Ure, a teenage girl feared and renowned as an assassin but yearning for a simpler life.* * ***Not Only Blood.* * ***Before he was the heir apparent of the No Peak clan, Kaul Lan challenged his grandfather and clan patriarch to help a boy who had lost everything.* * ***Better Than Jade.* * ***Before they were married, Kaul Hilo and Maik Wen were a young couple facing long the son of a top Green Bone clan in love with a stone-eye girl from a disreputable family.* * ***Granddaughter Cormorant.* * ***Before she left and returned to Kekon, Kaul Shae was the apple of her grandfather’s eye…as well as a daring secret informer to a foreign country.* * **Contains an introduction and story notes by the author.**