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100	1		_aJin, Yong, _d1924-
245	1	2	_aA hero born _cJin Yong, pen name of Louis Cha ; translated from the Chinese by Anna Holmwood.
260			_aQuercus _bMaclehose Press _c2018
300			_axix, 394 pages : _billustrations ;
490	0		_aLegends of the condor heroes _vI
500			_a"First published in the Chinese language as Shediao Yingxiong Zhuan (I) in 1959; revised in 1976, 2003."
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Characters -- Prologue -- Suddenly a snow storm -- The seven freaks of the south -- Swirling sands -- A dark wind blows -- Draw the bow, shoot the condor -- Combat at the cliff -- For the maiden -- Every man a mythical skill -- Spear splits plough.
520			_a"China. The year is 1200. The Song Empire has been defeated in the north by invading Jurchen forces. Pushed further south, the empire is in danger of collapse and the Chinese population is furious. Now it falls to lone patriots trained in the martial arts to save China. Guo Jing's father was one such hero, killed in defence of his country. His mother was forced to flee to the edges of the empire, where Guo Jing was brought up fighting with Genghis Khan. Yang Kang, Guo Jing's sworn brother since birth, grew up to a different fate among the enemy. Enter Qiu Chuji, a Taoist priest famed for his martial prowess and burning patriotism. Enlisting the help of the eccentric band of martial artists known as the Seven Freaks of the South, he must find the two young men and train them in a way befitting the memory of their fathers, to take back China."--Provided by publisher.
650		0	_aPatriotism _vFiction
650		0	_aMartial arts fiction
650		0	_aBattles _vFiction
650		0	_aHeroes _zChina _vFiction
650		0	_aChinese fiction
700	1		_aHolmwood, Anna
942			_cBK
999			_c13150 _d13150