A Past Unearthed, Jin Yong
A Past Unearthed, Jin Yong
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A Past Unearthed
Return of the Condor Heroes Volume 1

Author: Jin Yong, Gigi Chang

Narrator: Daniel York Loh

Unabridged: 16 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/12/2023

Synopsis

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.

"Western fantasy has JRR Tolkien, but we Asian fantasy authors have Jin Yong's stories in our DNA. The debt we owe him is immeasurable" SHELLEY PARKER-CHAN

"If you haven't read Jin Yong's work, you haven't yet fully experienced the fantasy genre" FONDA LEE

CHINA , 1237 A.D.

Genghis Khan is dead, but the Mongolians, led by his son, continue their assault on the Central Plains.

A new generation of martial artists has emerged to face this threat, foremost among them Guo Jing and his wife Lotus Huang. And a new danger stalks the land, with all the fury of a woman scorned - Blithe Li, the Red Serpent Celestial.

It is an encounter with this pitiless foe that reunites Guo Jing with Penance, the son of his treacherous sworn brother, Yang Kang. He resolves to lift the boy from a life of vagrancy and initiate him into the martial world.

Placed under the care of the Quanzhen Sect at their temple in the Zhongnan Mountains, Penance stumbles across the mysterious history behind this most respected martial school. What he uncovers sends him on a journey that will force him to come to terms with his father's past and the secrets of his own heart.

Translated from the Chinese by Gigi Chang

(P) 2023 Quercus Editions Limited

About Jin Yong

Jin Yong is one of the world's bestselling writers, with more than 300 million of his works sold (not including unknown numbers of bootleg copies). He is beloved across China for his wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry) novels, which have given rise to film, television, comic book and video game adaptations. He was awarded an O.B.E. in 1981, and is one of two authors on the MacLehose list who have asteroids named in their honour (the other being Georges Perec).

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alice on June 10, 2024

This was a reread (in Chinese). I had first read the Chinese standalone novel 神鵰俠侶 as a child, which was decades ago. As I've forgotten most of the details, but have only retained a vague impression of the main characters like Huang Rong, Guo Jing, Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu, probably as a result of wa......more

Goodreads review by Kate on May 31, 2024

What a whirlwind of a story! The next instalment in the Condor Heroes series introduces a whole score of new characters and at first I was somewhat disappointed not to be able to follow Guo Jing and Lotus anymore as they only appear briefly and are not at the heart of this story. However, the plot p......more

Goodreads review by Tom on November 01, 2023

The adventures of the condor heroes from Legend of the Condor Heroes continue in Return of the Condor Heroes, albeit with a new generation of fighters. Jin Yong (pen name of Louis Cha) skilfully sets up new characters, interwoven with the continuing story of Guo Jing and Lotus Huang (originally Huan......more

Goodreads review by Stuart on August 15, 2024

This was glorious fun - high energy kung fu action shot, revolving around deeply personal relationships, with scenes of startling intimacy.......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on December 22, 2024

When I saw this was up for presale I had to get it ordered. I loved the original series, and missed the characters. But now here we are with the return of the Condor Heroes. There are some old characters you will remember, Guo Jing, Huang Rong (she's not called that in the book), and Viper Ouyang. T......more

Quotes

[Jin Yong's] work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of Harry Potter and Star Wars combined . . . With his combination of erudition, sentiment, propulsive plotting, and vivid prose, he is widely regarded as the genre's finest writer . . . Holmwood's translation offers the best opportunity yet for English-language readers to encounter one of the world's most beloved writers New Yorker.

The most widely read Chinese writer alive. His books have been adapted into TV series, films and video games, and his dense, immersive world inspires the kind of adoration bestowed on those created by writers like western worldbuilders such as JRR Tolkien, JK Rowling and George RR Martin. Guardian.

This publishing phenomenon comes to us in a brisk and thrilling new translation . . . The tale is like every fairy tale you're ever loved, imbued with jokes and epic grandeur. Prepare to be swept along. Daily Mail.

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