The Legend of the Condor Heroes
by Jin Yong
Essential wuxia roots: slower and more classical than webnovel progression, but foundational for the genre language.
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What it is about
Guo Jing grows from naive youth into martial hero amid war, sect rivalries, family secrets, and the moral codes of the jianghu.
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