Review the entire collection of Jin Yong's wuxia novels Sword Stained with Royal Blood (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Jin Yong
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Publish Date: 1998-08-01
Features: According to the jargon of the martial arts world, Feng Qiyong elder brother recruited me to join his pioneering venture of reviewing Jin Yong's novels, which, though a bit daunting, was hard to refuse since he was thirteen years older than me. Since receiving the order at the end of last December until today's delivery, the river of time has flowed for over one hundred and fifty days. In the meantime, I was constantly occupied with other matters, such as maintaining small niches in several newspapers and magazines—columns, compiling my own collection of essays, editing a series of scholar essays from Beijing, engaging in literary debates over Li Zicheng's tragic fate, and so on. Truly, I was swamped with work. But no matter how busy, I never dared to slacken in reviewing The Sword Stained with Royal Blood, and with continuous effort, today finally marks the completion. Looking at this circle, I can't help but sigh in relief, and the joy in my heart is akin to presenting a freshly laid egg to an elder brother. This book is divided into two volumes. The main content of the first volume includes: "Crossing the in a Perilous State," "Chaos Ruins the Great Wall," "Shared Hardship in Enmity," "Life and Death Reveal Bonds," "A Year with Sword and Board," "A Fine Young Man and the Golden Snake Sword," "Solitary Flowers in Secluded Mountains," "Breaking Through the Wall to Embrace a Maiden," "A Secret Manual Concealed in a Formation," "Fierceness Overcomes Fear," "Two Beauties Bet on a Massive Stake," and "An Uncodified Art of Innumerable Changes." The main content of the second volume includes: "Fighting Together with Common Cause," "The Queen Mother's Peach," "A Monk's Treasure at the Banquet," "Breaking the Bow with a Hammer," "Sword Light in the Palace," "A Gentle Hand and a Golden Snake Dance," "A Cold Moon on Stone Ridge," "A Scholar's Heart and a Painted Figure," "A Beauty Struck by a Sword and a Black-Armored Hero in a Famous City," "Alas, the Rise of a Saintly Ruler Also Brings Suffering to the People," and "Empty Ambitions to Unite the Nation Lead to a Poem of Exile."