{"product_id":"a-past-unearthed-return-of-the-condor-heroes-volume-1-paperback","title":"A Past Unearthed: Return of the Condor Heroes Volume 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJin Yong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE CHINESE \"LORD OF THE RINGS\" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Jin Yong's work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of \"Harry Potter\" and \"Star Wars\" combined\" \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you haven't read Jin Yong's work, you haven't yet fully experienced the fantasy genre\" FONDA LEE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHINA, 1237 A.D.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGenghis Khan is dead. The Mongolians, led by the conqueror's third son, Ogedai, have vanquished the Jurchen Jin Empire, and now turn their armies on their ally the Great Song Empire. A dozen years have passed since the second Contest of Mount Hua.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A new generation of martial artists are vying for recognition in the jianghu, but as the fall of their country looms closer, the making of a hero depends on more than mere kung fu skills. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A chance meeting with his father's sworn brother Guo Jing lifts Penance Yang from a life of vagrancy and initiates him into the martial world to which his parents Yang Kang and Mercy Mu once belonged. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Placed under the care of the Quanzhen Sect at their base in the Zhongnan Mountains, Penance stumbles across the mysterious history behind the founding of this most respected martial school and embarks on a journey during that forces him to come to terms with his family's past as well as secrets of his own heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the Chinese by Gigi Chang\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJin 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).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763384156448,"sku":"9781529417531","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ee04cd93cd65661960dc2be4b6be7309.webp?v=1780233990","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-past-unearthed-return-of-the-condor-heroes-volume-1-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}