G1168 Book Review of A bond undone by Jin Yong
Name of Book: A Bond Undone Author: Jin Yong (trans by Gigi Chang) ISBN: 978-1-250-22068-4 Publisher: St Martin's Press Part of a Series: Legend of Condor Heroes Type of book: Fantasy, martial arts, history, manipulation, love, 1200s, China, love, patriot, wuxia, greats, battles, Year it was published: 1959 (in USA 2020) Summary: In the Jin capital of Zhongdu, Guo Jing learns the truth of his father’s death and finds he is now betrothed, against his will, to two women. Neither of them is his sweetheart Lotus Huang. Torn between following his heart and fulfilling his filial duty, Guo Jing journeys through the country of his parents with Lotus, encountering mysterious martial heroes and becoming drawn into the struggle for the supreme martial text, the Nine Yin Manual. But his past is catching up with him. The widow of an evil man he accidentally killed as a child has tracked him down, intent on revenge. Meanwhile, his true parentage at last revealed, Yang Kang, the ...