A Past Unearthed

[Jin Yong’s] work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of Harry Potter and Star Wars combined … With his combination of erudition, sentiment, propulsive plotting, and vivid prose, he is widely regarded as the genre’s finest writer … Holmwood’s translation offers the best opportunity yet for English-language readers to encounter one of the world’s most beloved writers – Nick Frisch * New Yorker. *[Jin Yong’s] work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of Harry Potter and Star Wars combined … With his combination of erudition, sentiment, propulsive plotting, and vivid prose, he is widely regarded as the genre’s finest writer … Holmwood’s translation offers the best opportunity yet for English-language readers to encounter one of the world’s most beloved writers – Nick Frisch * New Yorker. *The most widely read Chinese writer alive. His books have been adapted into TV series, films and video games, and his dense, immersive world inspires the kind of adoration bestowed on those created by writers like western worldbuilders such as JRR Tolkien, JK Rowling and George RR Martin. – Marcel Theroux * Guardian. *The most widely read Chinese writer alive. His books have been adapted into TV series, films and video games, and his dense, immersive world inspires the kind of adoration bestowed on those created by writers like western worldbuilders such as JRR Tolkien, JK Rowling and George RR Martin. – Marcel Theroux * Guardian. *This publishing phenomenon comes to us in a brisk and thrilling new translation … The tale is like every fairy tale you’re ever loved, imbued with jokes and epic grandeur. Prepare to be swept along. – Jamie Buxton * Daily Mail. *This publishing phenomenon comes to us in a brisk and thrilling new translation … The tale is like every fairy tale you’re ever loved, imbued with jokes and epic grandeur. Prepare to be swept along. – Jamie Buxton * Daily Mail. *

Jin Yong is one of the world’s bestselling writers, with more than 300 million of his works sold (not including unknown numbers of bootleg copies). He is beloved across China for his wuxia (“martial arts and chivalry) novels, which have given rise to film, television, comic book and video game adaptations. He was awarded an O.B.E. in 1981, and is one of two authors on the MacLehose list who have asteroids named in their honour (the other being Georges Perec).