The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (simplified Chinese: 倚天屠龙记; traditional Chinese: 倚天屠龍記; pinyin: Yǐ Tiān Tú Lóng Jì; Jyutping: Ji2 Tin1 Tou4 Lung4 Gei3) is a Chinese Wuxia novel by Jin Yong. It was first serialized in Ming Pao in 1961 . The literal translation of the title is The Tale of the Heaven-Reliant and Dragon-Slayer.
Jin Yong revised the novel in 1979 with a number of amendments and additions. This is the edition which is the most famili...
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The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (simplified Chinese: 倚天屠龙记; traditional Chinese: 倚天屠龍記; pinyin: Yǐ Tiān Tú Lóng Jì; Jyutping: Ji2 Tin1 Tou4 Lung4 Gei3) is a Chinese Wuxia novel by Jin Yong. It was first serialized in Ming Pao in 1961 . The literal translation of the title is The Tale of the Heaven-Reliant and Dragon-Slayer.
Jin Yong revised the novel in 1979 with a number of amendments and additions. This is the edition which is the most familiar to readers. A second revision was published in early 2005, incorporating later thoughts and a lengthier conclusion. The second revision introduced many changes to the plot and cleared up some ambiguities in the second edition, such as the origin of the Nine Yang Manual. However, some fans are disappointed with the new revisions.
The novel was intended to be the third and final installment of a trilogy after The Legend of the Condor Heroes and The Return of the Condor Heroes. The historical background was set in the late Yuan Dynasty, nearly...
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