A Hero Born: The Definitive Edition (Legends of the Condor Heroes, 1)
Language: English
Published by St. Martin's Press, 2019
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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(Orginally published, 1957) Large, sturdy book black covers, bright gilt lettering on spine, in shades of gray with an illustration of a warrior on a mountain top inside covers and adjacent end papers, 394 pages plus a brief biographical note, an illustration on page 14. DJ heavy paper beneath mylar, a white background with an illustration of a warrior with a raised gilt sword, raised red title, raised black author's name on front, raised white and purple lettering on spine with a bright gilt design, praise on back from CNN, the New Yorker, BBC, The Irish Times, The Guardian, The Economist and others. DJ and book, both As New.
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- Title
- A Hero Born: The Definitive Edition (Legends of the Condor Heroes, 1)
- Author
- Yong, Jin
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- As New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1250220602
- ISBN 13
- 9781250220608
- Edition
- 1st US
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Series
- Book 1 of 4: Legends of the Condor Heroes
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
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About the Author
Anna Holmwood is a producer and translator from Chinese and Swedish into English. She is co-founder of the Emerging Translators' Network in the UK.
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