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The Book and the Sword

3.9/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 536

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: January 20, 2005

ISBN: 0195907272

ISBN 13: 9780195907278

The Book and the Sword

3.9/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 536

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: January 20, 2005

ISBN: 0195907272

ISBN 13: 9780195907278

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