The Book and the Sword

By Jin Yong

Book Overview

In the Book and Sword, Louis Cha revives the legend about the great eighteenth-century Manchu Emperor Qianlong which claims that he was in fact not a Manchu but a Han Chinese as a result of a "baby swap." The novel is panoramic in scope and includes the fantastical elements for which Cha is well-known: secret societies, kungfu masters, a lost desert city guarded by wolf packs, and the mysterious Fragrant Princess.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190974281
• ISBN13: 9780190974282
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.6" x 8.4"