Shoot the sun

Author: Shang Ke
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: Coexistence of order and wilderness, unrestrained imagination. In Shi Ri (), the author creates a prehistoric era filled with miracles, magic, divine temptations, and witchcraft civilization, giving rise to a dreamlike world where order and wilderness coexist, and sacred faith intertwines with primal passion. In this world, animalistic instincts, human nature, and divine essence clash within every character. Heroes, angels, saints, criminals, kings, slaves, demons, and immortal goddesses all oscillate between innocence and greed, attempting to navigate the labyrinth of time and fate in search of eternal.
The novel spans five hundred years, beginning with the conclusion of the "Battle for the Gods" in the Yellow Emperor's mythological tales from Chinese mythology. Through pure imagination, it reconstructs the life of the Chiyou people—a hunting tribe that thrived outside the Chinese order, known for their revelry and destruction. The story unfolds as a quest for revenge led by the Chiyou people, depicting the growth and ultimate fate of Yi, one of the greatest and most complex heroic figures in Chinese mythology. The author boldly reimagines ands traditional tales such as Shi Ri (), Beng Yue (), the Kunlun Mountains, the slaying of dragons, and the dream encounter with the goddess Luo, as well as the rebellion of the Yi people in the early Xia Dynasty.
The story begins with a quest for revenge led by the Chiyou people, depicting the growth and ultimate fate of Yi, one of the greatest and most complex heroic figures in Chinese mythology. The author boldly reimagines ands traditional tales such as Shi Ri (), Beng Yue (), the Kunlun Mountains, the slaying of dragons, and the dream encounter with the goddess Luo, as well as the rebellion of the Yi people in the early Xia Dynasty.