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A Hero Born

Published
Sep 2019
Main Genre
Fantasy Fantasy
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432

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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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Oct 2018 Quercus Publishing ISBN 1848667922
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Mar 2020 Griffin ISBN 1250220629
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Sep 2019 St. Martin's ISBN 1250220610
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Sep 2019 St. Martin's ISBN B07P2NX2LV
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Oct 2019 MacLehose Press ISBN 1848667914
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Sep 2019 Macmillan Audio ISBN B07P5NXLPJ
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Oct 2019 MacLehose Press ISBN B07RWDYTTM
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