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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 ...

Name of Book: A Hero born Author: Jin Yong (translated by Anna Holmwood) ISBN: 978-1-250-22060-8 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Part of a Series: Legend of the Condor Heroes Type of book: 1200s, China, Song Dynasty, Mongolia, Jin Empire, fantasy, wuxia, contest, betrayal, family, secrets, relationships, greats, immortals, Genghis Khan, farming, wealth, simplicity  Year it was published: 2019 (1955) Summary: The epic Chinese classic and phenomenon published in the US for the first time! A fantastical generational saga and kung fu epic, A Hero Born is the classic novel of its time, stretching from the Song Empire (China 1200 AD) to the appearance of a warlord whose name will endure for eternity: Genghis Khan. Filled with an extraordinary cast of characters, A Hero Born is a tale of fantasy and wonder, love and passion, treachery and war, betrayal and brotherhood. And then a hero is born... After his father, a Song patriot, was murdered, Guo Jing and his mothe...