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Andy Lind It is highly possible. Sax Rohmer set his stories in the early 1900s. The Manchu dynasty would have been experiencing its last days by then. Rohmer go…moreIt is highly possible. Sax Rohmer set his stories in the early 1900s. The Manchu dynasty would have been experiencing its last days by then. Rohmer got the idea for his villain when he was a reporter investigating the underground Chinese mafia. Even though some today would call his description of the character he created as racist, Rohomer's intention wasn't to mock Chinese and/or Asian people. Dr. Fu-Manchu clearly has deformities that are very unique. His physical features differ from those of 99.9% of those of Chinese decent. (less)

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Do these books need to be read in order to understand the plots? They're relatively hard to find unless one purchases them online, so I have a few, but they are not in order.

Andy Lind The only one you need to read in order is the first one. After that, you can skip around. Return is the second book if you want to read that one next …moreThe only one you need to read in order is the first one. After that, you can skip around. Return is the second book if you want to read that one next and from there, feel free to jump around wherever you want.(less)

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