A Hero Born
Book description
THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.
THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD.
China: 1200 A.D.
The Song Empire has been invaded by its warlike Jurchen neighbours from the north. Half its territory and…
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1 author picked A Hero Born as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
As a child, I have read many of Jin Yong’s wuxia novels and watched all the big- and small-screen adaptations growing up. Those stories are in my DNA. Jin Yong is hailed as “China’s Tolkien” and is a legendary wuxia fiction icon.
A Hero Born is a translated first volume (of four) of Legends of the Condor Heroes. It was a totally exhilarating reread for me with its immersive plot and complex variety of imaginative martial techniques. The fight scenes were cinematic, the background history compelling, and the characterization of the lead couple most endearing.
Through other rereads in…
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