BOOKS FROM CHINAA Hero Born
by Jin Yong
Tags:
Set in China
Male author
Description:
The epic Chinese classic and phenomenon published in the US for the first time! Featured in iO9's 2019 Fall Preview. Set in ancient China, in a world where kung fu is magic, kingdoms vie for power and the battle to become the ultimate kung fu master unfolds, an unlikely hero is born... in the first book in the epic Legends of the Condor Heroes by the critically acclaimed master of the genre, Jin Yong. After his father—a devoted Song patriot—is murdered by the Jin empire, Guo Jing and his mother flee to the plains of Ghengis Khan and his people for refuge. For one day he must face his mortal enemy in battle in the Garden of the Drunken Immortals. Under the tutelage of Genghis Khan and The Seven Heroes of the South, Guo Jing hones his kung fu skills. Humble, loyal and perhaps not always wise, Guo Jing faces a destiny both great and terrible. However, in a land divided—and a future largely unknown—Guo Jing must navigate love and war, honor and betrayal before he can face his own fate and become the hero he’s meant to be. Legends of the Condor Heroes A Hero Born A Bond Undone A Snake Lies Waiting A Heart Divided
Reviews:
(6 months ago) |
22 Mar, 2025
I recognize that many people will enjoy this book; I, however, did not.
The main reason I didn’t like this book was because it read like the audio description for those with hearing impairments; or like reading intricate origami instructions without pictures. Although the storyline was good it was too broken up by these hard to imagine fight scenes so I constantly had to keep flipping back to see who and why these people were fighting, and whose side they were on.
If you are a fan of this genre and use to reading these types of descriptions I suspect it is a good book, otherwise I’d say skip this one.
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