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<blockquote data-quote="horacethegrey" data-source="post: 3399955" data-attributes="member: 40123"><p>Personally I've not read any Wuxia novels, but I can give you some obvious examples.</p><p></p><p>The aformentioned Louis Cha (aka Jinyong) is also the author <em>The Condor Trilogy</em>. They're probably the most popular wuxia stories ever in Asia and have been adapted numerous times as TV series and even anime. They are:</p><p></p><p><em>The Legend of the Condor Heroes </em> 射鵰英雄傳 (1957) </p><p><em>The Return of the Condor Heroes</em> 神鵰俠侶 (1959) </p><p><em>The Heavenly Sword and the Dragon Saber </em> 倚天屠龍記 (1961) </p><p></p><p>Another great example is <em>Crane Iron </em> Pentalogy by Wang Dulu. But why this particular series you may ask? Well, the fourth book in the cycle is <em>Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon</em>, which as everyone knows was adapted for the screen by Ang Lee in 2000 and became a huge hit. Unfortunately none of the books are available in English, and I don't know if anyone has taken the time to translate them online. The books in the Pentalogy are:</p><p></p><p><em>Crane Frightens Kunlun</em> He Jing Kunlun 鹤惊昆仑</p><p><em>Treasured Sword, Golden Hairpin </em> Baojian Jinchai 宝剑金钗</p><p><em>Sword Force, Pearl Shine</em> Jian Qi Zhu Guang 剑气珠光</p><p><em>Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon</em> Wo Hu Cang Long 卧虎藏龙</p><p><em>Iron Knight, Silver Vase</em> Tieji Yinping 铁骑银瓶</p><p></p><p>As for novels about the Samurai, I'll second CCamfield's recommendation of the <em>Musashi </em> books. They may be a bit dated but they're still enjoyable nonetheless. But one story I think that deserves to be mentioned is <em>Lone Wolf and Cub</em>. Even though it is a manga series rather than a novel, it's still one of the best written series about feudal Japan ever published. Seek it out if you can, all 28 volumes are available in English from Dark Horse Comics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="horacethegrey, post: 3399955, member: 40123"] Personally I've not read any Wuxia novels, but I can give you some obvious examples. The aformentioned Louis Cha (aka Jinyong) is also the author [I]The Condor Trilogy[/I]. They're probably the most popular wuxia stories ever in Asia and have been adapted numerous times as TV series and even anime. They are: [I]The Legend of the Condor Heroes [/I] 射鵰英雄傳 (1957) [I]The Return of the Condor Heroes[/I] 神鵰俠侶 (1959) [I]The Heavenly Sword and the Dragon Saber [/I] 倚天屠龍記 (1961) Another great example is [I]Crane Iron [/I] Pentalogy by Wang Dulu. But why this particular series you may ask? Well, the fourth book in the cycle is [I]Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon[/I], which as everyone knows was adapted for the screen by Ang Lee in 2000 and became a huge hit. Unfortunately none of the books are available in English, and I don't know if anyone has taken the time to translate them online. The books in the Pentalogy are: [I]Crane Frightens Kunlun[/I] He Jing Kunlun 鹤惊昆仑 [I]Treasured Sword, Golden Hairpin [/I] Baojian Jinchai 宝剑金钗 [I]Sword Force, Pearl Shine[/I] Jian Qi Zhu Guang 剑气珠光 [I]Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon[/I] Wo Hu Cang Long 卧虎藏龙 [I]Iron Knight, Silver Vase[/I] Tieji Yinping 铁骑银瓶 As for novels about the Samurai, I'll second CCamfield's recommendation of the [I]Musashi [/I] books. They may be a bit dated but they're still enjoyable nonetheless. But one story I think that deserves to be mentioned is [I]Lone Wolf and Cub[/I]. Even though it is a manga series rather than a novel, it's still one of the best written series about feudal Japan ever published. Seek it out if you can, all 28 volumes are available in English from Dark Horse Comics. [/QUOTE]
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