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A past unearthed, Jin Yong ; translated from the Chinese by Gigi Chang

Label
A past unearthed, Jin Yong ; translated from the Chinese by Gigi Chang
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
A past unearthed
Responsibility statement
Jin Yong ; translated from the Chinese by Gigi Chang
Series statement
Return of the Condor Heroes, 1
Summary
Genghis Khan is dead, but the Mongolians, led by his son, continue their assault on the Central Plains. A new generation of martial artists has emerged to face this threat, foremost among them Guo Jing and his wife Lotus Huang. And a new danger stalks the land, with all the fury of a woman scorned - Blithe Li, the Red Serpent Celestial. It is an encounter with this pitiless foe that reunites Guo Jing with Penance, the son of his treacherous sworn brother, Yang Kang. He resolves to lift the boy from a life of vagrancy and initiate him into the martial world.Placed under the care of the Quanzhen Sect at their temple in the Zhongnan Mountains, Penance stumbles across the mysterious history behind this most respected martial school
Target audience
adult
Contributor
Translator