Big Books of Spring
A Hero Born (Legends of the Condor Heroes, #1)

Questions About A Hero Born (Legends of the Condor Heroes, #1)

by Jin Yong

Reader Q&A

To ask other readers questions about A Hero Born, please sign up.

Answered Questions (3)

Reading some of the reviews made me think this might be a great novel, but its translations are not all at the same quality level. I would be interested in reading it in English, can anyone please advise a translation they enjoyed, namely one that kept the original names? Thank you in advance!
Việt H. Nguyễn Update May 2, 2021. This translation seems to be decent, and available online: https://wuxiasociety.com/the-legend-o...

It's hard to find an English or…moreUpdate May 2, 2021. This translation seems to be decent, and available online: https://wuxiasociety.com/the-legend-o...

It's hard to find an English or other Western language translation that does Jin Yong justice. It'd probably be easier to find one in other Asian languages, though. Best I could do is tell you to watch the 2017 TV Series adaptation of this novel. Myself and many other fans of Jin Yong have found that version to stay truest to the book.(less)
flag
Is it true that this is a 12 part novel? And if so, is it one novel twelve parts or the other two sequels go into 12 parts? Anyone know? Thanks!
Nghịch Tử To add to what Sareeta has already said:

Well, you have to understand how this novel came to be. It was originally articles published on Newspaper at f…moreTo add to what Sareeta has already said:

Well, you have to understand how this novel came to be. It was originally articles published on Newspaper at first. Readers get to read the novel in small chapters with paper they bought. When the entire story was done, it was only then published as a full book, and that book is part of a Trilogy, also published in the same manners. When it's being translated into other languages, each book of that Trilogy were divided different depending on the translation.

But even saying Trilogy is not entirely correct, as the main character for each book changed. And in some ways, all of his works have some connection to one another. Trilogy in this case is more in the sense of continuity, as the main characters of this book come back as supporting chars in the second, and the actions of the chars of this and the second book have direct impacts on the characters of the third book in the Trilogy.

The three book in the Trilogy, as well as all of his other works, work perfectly as standalone. Even though it is better if you read all of his works in the order of the historical events they depicted.(less)
flag
What is the content rating / recommended reading age for this series? Thanks!
cc It's honestly very clean, but a bit slow. So I'd say anyone old enough to read Lord of the Rings would probably be okay reading this.…moreIt's honestly very clean, but a bit slow. So I'd say anyone old enough to read Lord of the Rings would probably be okay reading this.(less)
flag

Unanswered Questions (3)

About Goodreads Q&A

Ask and answer questions about books!

You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.

See Featured Authors Answering Questions

Learn more